installing software

**garylouden** · 11-30-2005

hello im new to mandriva and linux itself, my question is what extension to a file should a file have to be able to install?

like blablabla.rpm or . tar or .......

and when i get the right file how do i install?

and also when its installed does it go into the "start menu" like in windows?

**serz** · 11-30-2005

Linux doesn't give a sh$t about extensions, it's only for recognize them.

Look at Google or Google For Linux on how to install rpm packages or how to compile stuff (.tar.bz2 or .tar.gz generally)..

**Stefann** · 11-30-2005

Originally Posted by garylouden

hello im new to mandriva and linux itself, my question is what extension to a file should a file have to be able to install?

like blablabla.rpm or . tar or .......

and when i get the right file how do i install?

and also when its installed does it go into the "start menu" like in windows?

for .rpm's

Code:

rpm -ihv &#91;name of RPM file here&#93;

And for tar.gz

Code:

tar -xzv &#91;name or tar.gz or tgz file&#93;
cd &#91;directory everything just extraced to, usually the name of the tar.gz/tgz file w/o the tar.gz/tgz&#93;
./configure &#91;configures the program to compile&#93;
make &#91;compiles the program, if it has errors post on the board&#93;
make install &#91;installs the program&#93;

same thing with tar.bz* files but you use

Code:

tar -xjv &#91;name of tar.bz* file&#93;

instead.

Edit: On note of the 'start menu', USUALLY when you install a RPM it will install a shortcut in your KMenu(IN KDE) or your Applications menu(in GNOME) but tar.* files are compiled from source and don't usually make shortcuts, you have to manually add them or ask a kind soul to make a compiled package with the shorcuts in it for you.

**bryansmith** · 11-30-2005

You should look into urpmi. It is a package manager that will handle installing programs for you.

Bryan

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