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[slux]

Hi,

I'm new to linux (ubuntu 7.04 beta dualboot on amd64 3500Mhz) and I try to follow the tutorial from this site about basic program installation (compiling and installing).


It begins with telling us to go to the following folder /usr/local/src.
Although this folder exists, I can't get there with the cd command.

Here is what happens:

slux@slinux:~$ cd /home/usr/local/src
bash: cd: /home/usr/local/src: No such file or directory
slux@slinux:~$ sudo cd /home/usr/local/src
sudo: cd: command not found
slux@slinux:~$ cd /usr/local
slux@slinux:/usr/local$ ls
bin  etc  games  include  lib  man  sbin  share  src
slux@slinux:/usr/local$

What am I getting wrong?

HELP,.................. please.

[techieMoe]

Hi,

I'm new to linux (ubuntu 7.04 beta dualboot on amd64 3500Mhz) and I try to follow the tutorial from this site about basic program installation (compiling and installing).

First, you're looking at the wrong section. For most programs Ubuntu does not require you to compile anything. You can use apt-get for that. Look at the section for "apt-get" and Debian.

Here is what happens:

slux@slinux:~$ cd /home/usr/local/src
bash: cd: /home/usr/local/src: No such file or directory
slux@slinux:~$ sudo cd /home/usr/local/src
sudo: cd: command not found
slux@slinux:~$ cd /usr/local
slux@slinux:/usr/local$ ls
bin  etc  games  include  lib  man  sbin  share  src
slux@slinux:/usr/local$

What am I getting wrong?

HELP,.................. please.

Understand that files in Linux are divided up hierarchically. This means that there is a root directory and many sub-directories underneath. When you change directories you must make sure you're pointing to the correct branch of the tree, so to speak.

The /usr/local/src directory is located in the "usr" section of the root directory. To go there from /home/ you would type this:

cd /usr/local/src

You'll note that I didn't include /home/ in front of it because /usr/local is not in the /home/ directory. That was your original problem.

[slux]

Hi,

unfortunately I can't download anything, because my internet connection is not running yet. it's wifi. Thats why I am trying to install wifi-radar. but I have to install 'menu' first.

Thank to your advice I can now access the folder I want, unzip 'menu' run

./configure

make

and

make install

. I get no error messages, but when I than want to install wifi-radar I get a message saying that it can't install because menu is missing. ??? I'm lost.

I instaled both in folder usr/local/src

[tech_man]

^^ Try "sudo make menuinstall" or "sudo make menu" or any combination of the aforementioned.