Simple question about installing software.

[Haineko]

Hello, I just installed Easypeasy on my 3ee pc.
I've been usin Wine for the most of the software I've downloaded, but those .tar.gz is confusing me quite badly.

I've tried google 'how to install bla bla' but this is only what I have found so far :

"run /configure" < in what software do I type that in?

I find this ûber hard and ask for a littlle guidance, if you know anny walkthrough that shows exactly how to install for example µtorrent, that would be swell!

Thanks in advance.

[devils casper]

I have never used EasyPeasy but I'm sure it must have package manager.
Easypeasy is Ubuntu/Debian based OS. Look for Package Manager ( Synaptic ) in Menu. It is easier to install/manage packages through package manager. You have to search package in Package Manager and a few click will download/install it.

[Haineko]

Found package manager. But I'm still a bit confused, how does that software help me install .tar.gz?

[devils casper]

Tons of packages are available in Package Manager and most of the time, you won't have to download any package in .tar.gz format.
Have you searched packages in Package Manager?

In case you can't find required package in Package Manager, follow instructions from here to install .tar.gz packages.

[Haineko]

Okay, I'll stick to package manager for now, found a great amount of good stuff there.

Just 1 last thing:

Using the RPM system is fairly straight forward. To install a package, you can use the following command: rpm -i <filename.rpm>


Now that command is written in terminal?

Thanks for the help.

[devils casper]

You are using Debian based OS which supports .deb packages only.

Now that command is written in terminal?

Yes, you have to execute command in Terminal for manual installation. rpm command is for .rpm packages. For .deb packages, it's dpkg.

dpkg install <package>

Check this link. Execute man dpkg in Terminal to check its manual.

[elija]

To search the repositories in EasyPeasy (Ubuntu, Debian et al) from the command line use apt

apt-cache search what-you-are-looking-for

To install from the command line use apt as well

sudo apt-get install package-name-to-install

This will ask for your password and will pull in any required dependencies.

Some people prefer aptitude to apt in which case you can use

sudo aptitude install package-to-install

, it's best to pick one and stick with it as things may get messy if you mix them up. Personally, I use apt because I believe it plays nicer with Synaptic.