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  1. 10-16-2005 #1
    linux.phil
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    I think you need to compile, I don't know...

    Ok, when I get a .tar.gz file, usually, there's alot of folders with C source code and I have no clue how to get all that together to get a program, someone help!
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    Usually you go into the source directory then run:
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    # ./configure
# make
# make install
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    of course, there are many, many, many variations of this, so in the initial directory that the tarball uninstalled to check to see if there is a readme...you may also have to pass certain options to the configure...
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