what do you do...

[bartman]

...with a .tar.gz file? I can extract it in a folder, but how do you use what you got?

<--- trying new things with me new OS

[AbecX]

tar -zxvf blah.tar.gz
cd to the directory
./configure
make
make install ( as root )

[bartman]

Thanks, I'll be giving that a shot

[AbecX]

Sorry, I'm a little on edge, I'll explain more indepth as it'll help :p


tar -zxvf blah.tar.gz <-- uncompress the files and puts them in a folder usually called blah, or whatever the name of the compressed file is before .tar.gz

cd blah <-- gets you into the directory ( duh :p )

./configure <-- rewrites the make script so it knows all the information and location of compilers on the system

make <-- Reads the Makefile and compiles all the source code.

make install <-- copies all the compiled source code to executable directorys

[bartman]

Cool, that gives me an idea of what you had me doing. :)

[01WhiteCobra]

Originally posted by AbecX
Sorry, I'm a little on edge, I'll explain more indepth as it'll help :p


tar -zxvf blah.tar.gz <-- uncompress the files and puts them in a folder usually called blah, or whatever the name of the compressed file is before .tar.gz

cd blah <-- gets you into the directory ( duh :p )

./configure <-- rewrites the make script so it knows all the information and location of compilers on the system

make <-- Reads the Makefile and compiles all the source code.

make install <-- copies all the compiled source code to executable directorys

Geek

[AbecX]

Originally posted by 01WhiteCobra
Geek
Windows lover :p