Hello all. I installed Yellowdog on my PS3 a couple days ago. I've had a lot of fun tinkering with it thus far (never ever used Linux before this), and I've encountered my first couple of problems.

First, let me say that I've looked through as much of the forums as I could, but I couldn't find an answer (there's a lot of information, and to be honest I don't know what I'm looking for, exactly). Please forgive me if my question is answered somewhere.


Alright, I read How To Install Software in Linux, and it says to use:
/usr/local/src/

I can't move my .tar.gz file into this directory, it tells me I don't have permissions to write to this folder. I only know how to log into Root using Gnome, and that didn't work for me (logged in as Root, but it didn't fix my moving the file).

If someone can tell me how to log in as the owner/root, so I can move the file, I can try TechieMoe's guide again.


Otherwise, here's a copy of the "INSTALL" note I'm trying to follow. I'm typing these things into GNOME, and it isn't working. Keep in mind, I've got all of three days of Linux experience, so please be gentle.

Code:
Simple install procedure
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 % gzip -dc libxml++-<version>.tar.gz | tar xvf - # unpack the sources
 % cd libxml++-<version>                                # change to toplevel directory
 % ./configure                                               # run the 'configure' script
 % make                                                      # build libxml++
 % make install                                              # install libxml++
The "<version>" I'm trying to install is 2.6.0. I can't find the binary anywhere, or I'd do that (that's how I installed everything else I needed...wonderful software manager). I have to use 2.6.0 for the game I'm trying to install (I'm following the step-by-step instructions, poorly).


So, if anyone can help me out either by explaining this code to me, or telling me how to log in to root, or posting some basic code that might help...I'd appreciate it more than my words can express it. I've been trying this for a good 3-5 hours now, re-typing code, looking through the config panel etc.