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whenever i download a file from the internet i go to open or extract it and then instead of installing it, i get all of these other files and so ...
- 12-08-2008 #1Just Joined!
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help with internet installs
whenever i download a file from the internet i go to open or extract it and then instead of installing it, i get all of these other files and so i am lost then and cannot get the program onto my pc. can someone plz tell me how to get the programs installed?
- 12-08-2008 #2Just Joined!
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which distro u r using and what package trying to install? tell us to get help.
Normally to install a rpm package u just need to run this command from terminal,
rpm -i xxxx.rpm
- 12-08-2008 #3Linux Newbie
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What type of file u are downloading if it has a .tar.gz then u have to untar it and install. For a sample.tar.gz s/w general installation is as:-
# tar -xvzf sample.tar.gz
# cd sample
# ./configure
# make
# make install
# make clean
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