Installing things in Slackware

**stinkoman** · 01-07-2008

Hi I have just recently gone through several reinstalls of slackware 11 trying to get it to work and i finally did! but i am extremely confused as to how i get something to work after i have downloaded it. can someone help me?
(please treat me like i am inept so i dont miss any steps)
Sincerely,
Stinkoman

oz · 01-07-2008

Welcome to the forums!

Sorry, but I don't fully understand what you are asking. When you say you can't get it to work, do you mean you can't install it?

**stinkoman** · 01-07-2008

lets say i want to install the new flash player.
first i found a compatible file then hit download.
after that im lost. (as you can tell im used to windows)

oz · 01-07-2008

If you are new to Linux and you have already gotten Slackware up and running, you are doing pretty well for yourself, in my opinion. It is considered an advanced distribution that gives many new users fits.

The first place you might want to look for help that's easy to access is the Slackware Linux Essentials ebook. It probably won't answer all your questions but it will handle many of them, and it's full of good information and tips.

The default package tool for Slackware is pkgtool. It's a very nice utility to use, but it doesn't check for dependencies, so if you install a new package and all the backup software needed by that package isn't already on your machine, you might have troubles when you go to run that application. Basically, you download a package and tell pkgtool where the package is that you will be installing.

You can also look at installing/running Swaret, or Slapt-get. They do some dependency checking and can make software installation easier. Many veteran Slackers like neither of them. If you do use either of them, you can download the package directly from the Slackware repository (or other sources) and your package will install immediately. Note that there are a few other tools that you can also use.

You are usually best off to get a package that was created specifically for Slackware, but it's not required. You can search the internet for Slackware-ready packages, and many can be found at the LinuxPackages.net website. Another option is to install your software from source/tarball. You can use this Software Installation HowTo to see how it's done. Post #2 covers tarball installs directly.

I hope this helps you to understand some of the software installation process under Slackware.

Have fun with Linux!

**stinkoman** · 01-07-2008

thank you the source way seems to me the easiest, but do you recommend a specific browser for any of this, ive been using konqueror
except using that method i have gotten stuck after the more right before ./configure.... i have this showing from more:

Code:

root@krachun:/usr/local/src/install_flash_player_9_linux# more flashplayer-installer*
#!/bin/sh
#
# Copyright(C) 2002-2006 Adobe Macromedia Software LLC.  All rights reserved.
#
# Adobe Flash Player Installer
#

PRODUCT="Adobe Flash Player"
VERSION="9"
PLATFORM="Linux"

FPVERSIONMAJ=9
FPVERSIONMIN=60
FPVERSIONREV=0

# Environment variables
PATH=.:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:$PATH
export PATH

# Get the path of this script
cwd=`dirname $0`

# Minimum glibc
MIN_GLIBCMAJOR=2
MIN_GLIBCMINOR=3


##############################
# Subroutines
##############################

# the os is not supported
exit_os () {
  echo ""
  echo "ERROR: Your operating system is not supported by the"
  echo "       $PRODUCT installer."
  echo ""
  exit 1
}

# the architecture is not supported
exit_cpu () {
  echo ""
  echo "ERROR: Your architecture, \'$1\', is not supported by the"
  echo "       $PRODUCT installer."
  echo ""
  exit 1
}

# glibc is older than supported
exit_glibc () {
  echo ""
  echo "ERROR: Your glibc library is older than $MIN_GLIBCMAJOR.$MIN_GLIBCMINOR."
  echo "       Please update your glibc library."
  echo ""
  exit 1
}

# exit installer
exit_error () {
  echo ""
  echo "Exiting the $PRODUCT $VERSION installer."
  echo ""
  exit 1
}

# check glibc
check_glibc () {
  ICONV=`iconv --version | sed -e '2,$d'`
  if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo "no-iconv"
  else
    ICONVVER=`echo "$ICONV" | awk '{print $4}'`
    GLIBCMAJOR=`echo $ICONVVER | cut -d'.' -f1`
    GLIBCMINOR=`echo $ICONVVER | cut -d'.' -f2`
    if [ \( $GLIBCMAJOR -ge $MIN_GLIBCMAJOR \) -a \( $GLIBCMINOR -ge $MIN_GLIBCMINOR \) ]; then
      echo "valid-glibc"
    else
      echo "invalid-glibc"
    fi
  fi
}

# check entered directory
check_browser_dir () {
  CHECKDIR="$1"
  # blank?
  if [ -z "$CHECKDIR" ]; then
    echo "blank"
    exit
  fi
  # is a directory?
  if [ -d "$CHECKDIR" ]; then
    # is writable?
    if [ -w "$CHECKDIR" ]; then
      # contains plugins and components dirs?
      if [ -d "$CHECKDIR/plugins" -a -d "$CHECKDIR/components" ]; then
        # could be Mozilla or Netscape
        if [ ! -w "$CHECKDIR/plugins" ]; then
          echo "invalid-plugins-not-writable"
          return
        else
          echo "valid"
          return
        fi
      elif [ -d "$CHECKDIR/plugins" ]; then
        if [ ! -w "$CHECKDIR/plugins" ]; then
          echo "invalid-plugins-not-writable"
          return
        fi
        # is Opera or Netscape Communicator?
        OPERABIN=`find $CHECKDIR -type f -name "opera" -print`
        if [ -f "$OPERABIN" ]; then
          echo "valid-opera"
          return
        elif [ -f "$CHECKDIR/netscape-communicator" ]; then
          echo "valid-communicator"
          return
        fi
      fi
    else
      echo "invalid-not-writable"
      return
    fi
  else
    echo "invalid-not-directory"
    return
  fi
  echo "invalid"
}

# fix dir if necessary
fix_dir () {
  FIXDIR="$1"
  FIRSTCHAR=`expr "$FIXDIR" : '\(.\).*'`
  if [ "$FIRSTCHAR" != '/' ]; then
    currentdir=`pwd`
    echo "$currentdir/$FIXDIR"
  else
    echo "$1"
  fi
}

# warn libflashplayer.so is a symbolic link
warn_symbolic_link () {
  echo ""
  echo "WARNING: The $PRODUCT binary is a symbolic link."
  echo "         The installer will replace this symbolic link with the actual binary."
  echo ""
}

# compare versions
compare_versions () {
  BIN="$1"
  MYFPVERSIONSTR=`strings "$1" | grep -e "^Shockwave Flash [.\d+]*" | sed -e "s/Shockwave Flash //g"`
  MYFPVERSION=`echo "$MYFPVERSIONSTR" | awk '{print $1}'`
  MYFPVERSIONMAJ=`echo "$MYFPVERSION" | cut -d'.' -f1`
  MYFPVERSIONMIN=`echo "$MYFPVERSION" | cut -d'.' -f2`
  MYFPVERSIONREV=`echo "$MYFPVERSIONSTR" | awk '{print $2}' | sed -e "s/^r//g"`
  # check major version
  if [ \( $MYFPVERSIONMAJ -lt $FPVERSIONMAJ \) ]; then
    echo "version-older"
  elif [ \( $MYFPVERSIONMAJ -gt $FPVERSIONMAJ \) ]; then
    echo "version-newer"
  elif [ \( $MYFPVERSIONMAJ -eq $FPVERSIONMAJ \) ]; then
    # check minor version
    if [ \( $MYFPVERSIONMIN -lt $FPVERSIONMIN \) ]; then
      echo "version-older"
    elif [ \( $MYFPVERSIONMIN -gt $FPVERSIONMIN \) ]; then
      echo "version-newer"
    elif [ \( $MYFPVERSIONMIN -eq $FPVERSIONMIN \) ]; then
      # check rev version
      if [ \( $MYFPVERSIONREV -lt $FPVERSIONREV \) ]; then
        echo "version-older"
      elif [ \( $MYFPVERSIONREV -gt $FPVERSIONREV \) ]; then
        echo "version-newer"
      elif [ \( $MYFPVERSIONREV -eq $FPVERSIONREV \) ]; then
        echo "version-same"
      fi
    fi
  fi
}

# check plugins dir
check_plugins_dir () {
  CHECKPLUGINSDIR="$1"
  if [ -d "$CHECKPLUGINSDIR" ]; then
    # does it exist?
    if [ -e "$CHECKPLUGINSDIR/libflashplayer.so" ]; then
      # is it a file?
      if [ -f "$CHECKPLUGINSDIR/libflashplayer.so" ]; then
        # is it a symbolic link?
        if [ -L "$CHECKPLUGINSDIR/libflashplayer.so" ]; then
          warn_symbolic_link "$CHECKPLUGINSDIR/libflashplayer.so"
          SYMBOLIC_LINK=1
        else
          VERSIONSTATUS=`compare_versions "$CHECKPLUGINSDIR/libflashplayer.so"`
          case $VERSIONSTATUS in
            version-older)
              echo ""
              echo "WARNING: An older version of the $PRODUCT has been detected in"
              echo "         $CHECKPLUGINSDIR."
              echo "         The installer will overwrite this existing binary."
              echo ""
              ;;
            version-newer)
              echo ""
              echo "WARNING: A newer version of the $PRODUCT has been detected in"
              echo "         $CHECKPLUGINSDIR."
              echo "         The installer will overwrite this existing binary."
              echo ""
              ;;
            version-same)
              echo ""
              echo "WARNING: The same version of the $PRODUCT has been detected in"
              echo "         $CHECKPLUGINSDIR."
              echo "         The installer will overwrite this existing binary."
              echo ""
              ;;
          esac
        fi
      fi
    fi
  fi
}


##############################
# Main Section
##############################

ROOTINSTALL=0

# check user
USERID=`id | sed -e 's/).*//; s/^.*(//;'`
if [ "X$USERID" = "Xroot" ]; then
  ROOTINSTALL=1
fi

# check OS
os=`uname -s`
if [ "X$os" != "XLinux" ]; then
  exit_os
fi

# check architecture
TEMPARCH=`uname -m`
case $TEMPARCH in
  i[3456]86)
    ARCH=i386
    ;;
  *)
    exit_cpu $TEMPARCH
    ;;
esac

# check for iconv and version of glibc
GLIBCSTATUS=`check_glibc`
case $GLIBCSTATUS in
  invalid-glibc)
    exit_glibc
    ;;
esac

##################
# Welcome user
##################
echo ""
echo "Copyright(C) 2002-2006 Adobe Macromedia Software LLC.  All rights reserved."
echo ""
echo "$PRODUCT $VERSION for $PLATFORM"
echo ""
echo "$PRODUCT $VERSION will be installed on this machine."
echo ""
if [ $ROOTINSTALL -eq 1 ]; then
echo "You are running the $PRODUCT installer as the \"root\" user."
echo "$PRODUCT $VERSION will be installed system-wide."
else
echo "You are running the $PRODUCT installer as a non-root user."
echo "$PRODUCT $VERSION will be installed in your home directory."
fi
echo ""
echo "Support is available at http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/"
echo ""
echo "To install $PRODUCT $VERSION now, press ENTER."
echo ""
echo "To cancel the installation at any time, press Control-C."
echo ""
read cont < /dev/tty

echo ""
echo "NOTE: Please exit any browsers you may have running."
echo ""
echo "Press ENTER to continue..."
echo ""
read cont < /dev/tty

# Loop until user is done installing one or more times
okToRepeat=0
while [ $okToRepeat -eq 0 ]; do

# Loop until user is comfortable with their choices
okToProceed=0
while [ $okToProceed -eq 0 ]; do

  # default variables
  BROWSERDIR=""
  DIRSTATUS=""
  HOMEDIR=""
  MOZILLA=0
  MOZILLADIR=""
  MOZILLA_NOT_W=0
  MOZILLAPLUGIN_NOT_W=0
  MOZILLASTATUS="valid"
  NETSCAPE=0
  NETSCAPEDIR=""
  NETSCAPE_NOT_W=0
  NETSCAPEPLUGIN_NOT_W=0
  NETSCAPESTATUS="valid"
  OPERA=0
  OPERADIR=""
  OPERA_NOT_W=0
  OPERAPLUGIN_NOT_W=0
  OPERASTATUS="valid"
  SYMBOLIC_LINK=0
  VERSIONSTATUS=0

  ############################
  # Get destination directory
  ############################
  echo ""
  get_browser_dir () {
    echo "Please enter the installation path of the Mozilla, Netscape,"
    printf "or Opera browser (i.e., /usr/lib/mozilla): "
    read dir

    # fix the entered dir if necessary
    FIXED_DIR=`fix_dir "$dir"`
    dir="$FIXED_DIR"

    # check given dir if valid
    DIRSTATUS=`check_browser_dir "$dir"`

    case $DIRSTATUS in
      blank)
        echo ""
        echo "WARNING: Please do not enter a blank installation path."
        echo ""
        get_browser_dir
        ;;
      invalid)
        echo ""
        echo "WARNING: Please enter a valid installation path."
        echo ""
        get_browser_dir
        ;;
      invalid-not-writable)
        echo ""
        echo "WARNING: $dir is not writable."
        echo ""
        get_browser_dir
        ;;
      invalid-plugins-not-writable)
        echo ""
        echo "WARNING: $dir/plugins is not writable."
        echo ""
        get_browser_dir
        ;;
      invalid-not-directory)
        echo ""
        echo "WARNING: $dir is not a directory."
        echo ""
        get_browser_dir
        ;;
      valid)
        BROWSERDIR="$dir"
        check_plugins_dir "$dir/plugins"
        ;;
      valid-opera)
        OPERA=0
        BROWSERDIR="$dir"
        check_plugins_dir "$dir/plugins"
        ;;
      valid-communicator)
        echo ""
        echo "WARNING: You have entered the installation path to Netscape Communicator."
        echo "         Netscape Communicator is not officially supported."
        echo ""
        NETSCAPE=1
        BROWSERDIR="$dir"
        check_plugins_dir "$dir/plugins"
        ;;
      invalid-opera)
        echo ""
        echo "ERROR: The version of the Opera browser is invalid."
        echo ""
        exit 1
        ;;
    esac
  }
  if [ $ROOTINSTALL -eq 1 ]; then
    get_browser_dir
  else
    HOMEDIR=`(cd ; pwd)`
    COUNT=0
    STATUSCOUNT=0
    ERRORCOUNT=0
    # Mozilla user directory
    if [ -d "$HOMEDIR/.mozilla" ]; then
      MOZILLA=1
      MOZILLADIR="$HOMEDIR/.mozilla"
      COUNT=`expr $COUNT + 1`
      if [ ! -w "$HOMEDIR/.mozilla" ]; then
        MOZILLA_NOT_W=1
        MOZILLASTATUS="invalid"
        ERRORCOUNT=`expr $ERRORCOUNT + 1`
      elif [ \( -d "$HOMEDIR/.mozilla/plugins" \) -a \( ! -w "$HOMEDIR/.mozilla/plugins" \) ]; then
        MOZILLAPLUGIN_NOT_W=1
        MOZILLASTATUS="invalid"
        ERRORCOUNT=`expr $ERRORCOUNT + 1`
      else
        STATUSCOUNT=`expr $STATUSCOUNT + 1`
      fi
    fi
    # Netscape user directory
    if [ -d "$HOMEDIR/.netscape" ]; then
      NETSCAPE=1
      NETSCAPEDIR="$HOMEDIR/.netscape"
      COUNT=`expr $COUNT + 1`
      if [ ! -w "$HOMEDIR/.netscape" ]; then
        NETSCAPE_NOT_W=1
        NETSCAPESTATUS="invalid"
        ERRORCOUNT=`expr $ERRORCOUNT + 1`
      elif [ \( -d "$HOMEDIR/.netscape/plugins" \) -a \( ! -w "$HOMEDIR/.netscape/plugins" \) ]; then
        NETSCAPEPLUGIN_NOT_W=1
        NETSCAPESTATUS="invalid"
        ERRORCOUNT=`expr $ERRORCOUNT + 1`
      else
        STATUSCOUNT=`expr $STATUSCOUNT + 1`
      fi
    fi
    if [ \( $MOZILLA -eq 0 \) -a \( $NETSCAPE -eq 0 \) -a \( $OPERA -eq 0 \) ]; then
      echo ""
      echo "ERROR: Your home directory does not have a Mozilla, Netscape, or Opera"
      echo "       browser user directory. Run one of these browsers at least once."
      echo ""
      exit 1
    fi
  fi

  # if local install, ask which dirs to install to if more than one
  if [ $ROOTINSTALL -ne 1 ]; then
    if [ \( $COUNT -gt 1 \) -a \( $STATUSCOUNT -gt 1 \) ]; then
      echo ""
      echo "Please choose which directory to install $PRODUCT $VERSION:"
      echo ""
      if [ $MOZILLA -eq 1 ]; then
        if [ "$MOZILLASTATUS" = "valid" ]; then
        echo "  [m] Install $PRODUCT $VERSION into Mozilla user"
        echo "      directory: $MOZILLADIR"
        else
        echo "   *  The installer has detected a Mozilla user directory but cannot install"
        echo "      into the following path: $MOZILLADIR"
        echo "      because of the following:"
        fi
        if [ $MOZILLA_NOT_W -eq 1 ]; then
        echo ""
        echo "      WARNING: $MOZILLADIR is not writable."
        fi
        if [ \( $MOZILLA_NOT_W -eq 0 \) -a \( $MOZILLAPLUGIN_NOT_W -eq 1 \) ]; then
        echo ""
        echo "      WARNING: $MOZILLADIR/plugins is not writable."
        fi
        echo ""
      fi
      if [ $NETSCAPE -eq 1 ]; then
        if [ "$NETSCAPESTATUS" = "valid" ]; then
        echo "  [n] Install $PRODUCT $VERSION into Netscape user"
        echo "      directory: $NETSCAPEDIR"
        else
        echo "   *  The installer has detected a Netscape user directory but cannot install"
        echo "      into the following path: $NETSCAPEDIR"
        echo "      because of the following:"
        fi
        if [ $NETSCAPE_NOT_W -eq 1 ]; then
        echo ""
        echo "      WARNING: $NETSCAPEDIR is not writable."
        fi
        if [ \( $NETSCAPE_NOT_W -eq 0 \) -a \( $NETSCAPEPLUGIN_NOT_W -eq 1 \) ]; then
        echo ""
        echo "      WARNING: $NETSCAPEDIR/plugins is not writable."
        fi
        echo ""
      fi
      echo "  [a] All"
      echo ""
    else
      # only one browser user directory
      if [ $MOZILLA -eq 1 ]; then
        if [ "$MOZILLASTATUS" = "invalid" ]; then
          echo "The installer has detected a Mozilla user directory but cannot install"
          echo "into the following path: $MOZILLADIR"
          echo "because of the following:"
          if [ $MOZILLA_NOT_W -eq 1 ]; then
            echo ""
            echo "WARNING: $MOZILLADIR is not writable."
            echo ""
          fi
          if [ \( $MOZILLA_NOT_W -eq 0 \) -a \( $MOZILLAPLUGIN_NOT_W -eq 1 \) ]; then
            echo ""
            echo "WARNING: $MOZILLADIR/plugins is not writable."
            echo ""
          fi
        fi
      fi
      if [ $NETSCAPE -eq 1 ]; then
        if [ "$NETSCAPESTATUS" = "invalid" ]; then
          echo "The installer has detected a Netscape user directory but cannot install"
          echo "into the following path: $NETSCAPEDIR"
          echo "because of the following:"
          if [ $NETSCAPE_NOT_W -eq 1 ]; then
            echo ""
            echo "WARNING: $NETSCAPEDIR is not writable."
            echo ""
          fi
          if [ \( $NETSCAPE_NOT_W -eq 0 \) -a \( $NETSCAPEPLUGIN_NOT_W -eq 1 \) ]; then
            echo ""
            echo "WARNING: $NETSCAPEDIR/plugins is not writable."
            echo ""
          fi
        fi
      fi
      if [ $OPERA -eq 1 ]; then
        if [ "$OPERASTATUS" = "invalid" ]; then
          echo "The installer has detected a Opera user directory but cannot install"
          echo "into the following path: $OPERADIR"
          echo "because of the following:"
          if [ $OPERA_NOT_W -eq 1 ]; then
            echo ""
            echo "WARNING: $OPERADIR is not writable."
            echo ""
          fi
          if [ \( $OPERA_NOT_W -eq 0 \) -a \( $OPERAPLUGIN_NOT_W -eq 1 \) ]; then
            echo ""
            echo "WARNING: $OPERADIR/plugins is not writable."
            echo ""
          fi
        fi
      fi
    fi
  fi
  select_local_install () {
    printf "Please choose a directory: "
    read inum

    if [ \( \( "$inum" = "m" \) -o \( "$inum" = "M" \) \) -a \( \( $MOZILLA -eq 1 \) -a \( "$MOZILLAST
ATUS" = "valid" \) \) ]; then
      NETSCAPE=0
      OPERA=0
      check_plugins_dir "$MOZILLADIR/plugins"
    elif [ \( \( $NETSCAPE -eq 1 \) -a \( "$NETSCAPESTATUS" = "valid" \) \) -a \( \( "$inum" = "n" \)
-o \( "$inum" = "N" \) \) ]; then
      MOZILLA=0
      OPERA=0
      check_plugins_dir "$NETSCAPEDIR/plugins"
    elif [ \( \( $OPERA -eq 1 \) -a \( "$OPERASTATUS" = "valid" \) \) -a \( \( "$inum" = "o" \) -o \(
"$inum" = "O" \) \) ]; then
      MOZILLA=0
      NETSCAPE=0
      check_plugins_dir "$OPERADIR/plugins"
    elif [ \( "$inum" = "a" \) -o \( "$inum" = "A" \) ]; then
      # do nothing
      NOTHING=1
      if [ \( $MOZILLA -eq 1 \) -a \( "$MOZILLASTATUS" = "valid" \) ]; then
        check_plugins_dir "$MOZILLADIR/plugins"
      fi
      if [ \( $NETSCAPE -eq 1 \) -a \( "$NETSCAPESTATUS" = "valid" \) ]; then
        check_plugins_dir "$NETSCAPEDIR/plugins"
      fi
      if [ \( $OPERA -eq 1 \) -a \( "$OPERASTATUS" = "valid" \) ]; then
        check_plugins_dir "$OPERADIR/plugins"
      fi
    else
      echo ""
      echo "ERROR: Please choose a directory from the list."
      echo ""
      select_local_install
    fi
  }
  if [ $ROOTINSTALL -ne 1 ]; then
    if [ \( $COUNT -gt 1 \) -a \( $STATUSCOUNT -gt 1 \) ]; then
      select_local_install
    fi
    if [ $COUNT -eq $ERRORCOUNT ]; then
      exit_error
    fi
  fi


  ##########
  # Summary
  ##########
  echo ""
  echo ""
  echo "----------- Install Action Summary -----------"
  echo ""
  echo "$PRODUCT $VERSION will be installed in the following directory:"
  echo ""
  if [ $ROOTINSTALL -eq 1 ]; then
    echo "Browser installation directory = $BROWSERDIR"
  else
    if [ \( $MOZILLA -eq 1 \) -a \( "$MOZILLASTATUS" = "valid" \) ]; then
      echo "Mozilla installation directory  = $MOZILLADIR"
    fi
    if [ \( $NETSCAPE -eq 1 \) -a \( "$NETSCAPESTATUS" = "valid" \) ]; then
      echo "Netscape installation directory = $NETSCAPEDIR"
    fi
    if [ \( $OPERA -eq 1 \) -a \( "$OPERASTATUS" = "valid" \) ]; then
      echo "Opera installation directory    = $OPERADIR"
    fi
  fi
  echo ""

  # okay to continue?
  get_installagreement () {
    printf 'Proceed with the installation? (y/n/q): '
    read yn

    case $yn in
      y | Y)
        okToProceed=1
        ;;
      n | N)
        continue
        ;;
      q | Q)
        exit 1
        ;;
      *)
        echo ""
        echo "Please enter 'y', 'n', or 'q'."
        get_installagreement
        ;;
    esac
  }
  get_installagreement

done


#######################
# Perform installation
#######################

#--------------
# copy plug-in
#--------------
# system-wide
if [ $ROOTINSTALL -eq 1 ]; then
  # copy plug-in
  # remove symbolic link before copying
  if [ $SYMBOLIC_LINK -eq 1 ]; then
    rm -f "$BROWSERDIR/plugins/libflashplayer.so"
  fi
  cp -f "$cwd/libflashplayer.so" "$BROWSERDIR/plugins"
else
# local
  if [ $MOZILLA -eq 1 ]; then
    if [ \( ! -d "$MOZILLADIR/plugins" \) -a \( $MOZILLA_NOT_W -eq 0 \) ]; then
      mkdir -p "$MOZILLADIR/plugins"
    fi
    if [ \( $MOZILLA_NOT_W -eq 0 \) -a \( $MOZILLAPLUGIN_NOT_W -eq 0 \) ]; then
      cp -f "$cwd/libflashplayer.so" "$MOZILLADIR/plugins"
    fi
  fi
  if [ $NETSCAPE -eq 1 ]; then
    if [ \( ! -d "$NETSCAPEDIR/plugins" \) -a \( $NETSCAPE_NOT_W -eq 0 \) ]; then
      mkdir -p "$NETSCAPEDIR/plugins"
    fi
    if [ \( $NETSCAPE_NOT_W -eq 0 \) -a \( $NETSCAPEPLUGIN_NOT_W -eq 0 \) ]; then
      cp -f "$cwd/libflashplayer.so" "$NETSCAPEDIR/plugins"
    fi
  fi
  if [ $OPERA -eq 1 ]; then
    if [ \( ! -d "$OPERADIR/plugins" \) -a \( $OPERA_NOT_W -eq 0 \) ]; then
      mkdir -p "$OPERADIR/plugins"
    fi
    if [ \( $OPERA_NOT_W -eq 0 \) -a \( $OPERAPLUGIN_NOT_W -eq 0 \) ]; then
      cp -f "$cwd/libflashplayer.so" "$OPERADIR/plugins"
    fi
  fi
fi

#----------------------
# remove xpti.dat file
#----------------------
if [ $ROOTINSTALL -eq 1 ]; then
  if [ -f "$BROWSERDIR/components/xpti.dat" ]; then
    rm -f "$BROWSERDIR/components/xpti.dat"
  fi
else
  if [ \( $MOZILLA -eq 1 \) -o \( $NETSCAPE -eq 1 \) ]; then
    # don't know where xpti.dat file is located
    echo ""
    echo "NOTE: Please ask your administrator to remove the xpti.dat from the"
    echo "      components directory of the Mozilla or Netscape browser."
    echo ""
  fi
fi

#-----------------
# set permissions
#-----------------
if [ $ROOTINSTALL -eq 1 ]; then
  chmod 755 "$BROWSERDIR/plugins/libflashplayer.so"
else
  if [ $MOZILLA -eq 1 ]; then
    if [ \( $MOZILLA_NOT_W -eq 0 \) -a \( $MOZILLAPLUGIN_NOT_W -eq 0 \) ]; then
      chmod 755 "$MOZILLADIR/plugins/libflashplayer.so"
    fi
  fi
  if [ $NETSCAPE -eq 1 ]; then
    if [ \( $NETSCAPE_NOT_W -eq 0 \) -a \( $NETSCAPEPLUGIN_NOT_W -eq 0 \) ]; then
      chmod 755 "$NETSCAPEDIR/plugins/libflashplayer.so"
    fi
  fi
  if [ $OPERA -eq 1 ]; then
    if [ \( $OPERA_NOT_W -eq 0 \) -a \( $OPERAPLUGIN_NOT_W -eq 0 \) ]; then
      chmod 755 "$OPERADIR/plugins/libflashplayer.so"
    fi
  fi
fi

echo ""
echo "Installation complete."
echo ""

# Ask to repeat installation?
ask_to_repeat () {
  echo ""
  printf 'Perform another installation? (y/n): '
  read yn

  case $yn in
    y | Y)
      continue
      ;;
    n | N)
      okToRepeat=1
      break
      ;;
    *)
      echo ""
      echo "Please enter 'y' or 'n'."
      ask_to_repeat
      ;;
  esac
}
ask_to_repeat

done

# Final messages.

# check MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH
if [ ! -z "$MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH" ]; then
  echo ""
  echo "WARNING: You have the MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH environment variable set."
  echo "         Either unset this environment variable or set the path in this"
  echo "         environment variable to the path you are installing the plug-in."
  echo ""
fi

# check OPERA_PLUGIN_PATH
if [ ! -z "$OPERA_PLUGIN_PATH" ]; then
  echo ""
  echo "WARNING: You have the OPERA_PLUGIN_PATH environment variable set."
  echo "         Either unset this environment variable or append the path"
  echo "         you are installing the plug-in to this variable."
  echo ""
fi

echo ""
echo ""
echo "Please log out of this session and log in for the changes to take effect."
echo ""

echo ""
echo "The $PRODUCT installation is complete."
echo ""

oz · 01-07-2008

Originally Posted by stinkoman

thank you the source way seems to me the easiest, but do you recommend a specific browser for any of this, ive been using konqueror

Lots of Linux users prefer installing from source because they like the control it offers them. You may run into some dependencies issues again, but if you can work your way through that, you'll be fine.

I run Firefox, but browser choice is purely up to the individual user. I do like Konqueror, but it still has some bugs that bother me, causing me to revert to Firefox. Lots of users like Opera, so you might want to give it a try.

Enjoy the Linux experience...

oz · 01-07-2008

Ah, you added some to your post while I was posting.

I'm not currently running Slackware, but for installing Flash-player, I'd recommend downloading this package and installing it with pkgtool.

Doing so should make your life a lot easier.

**stinkoman** · 01-07-2008

Generally, the final 3 stages are as follows:
- Configure the installation
- Compile the software
- Install the binaries

The pre-installation configuration is done by executing ./configure:

Code:
./configure
This will perform some requirements testing on your system, and create a "Makefile" which will explain to the "make" utility how the software should be compiled. If you receive any error messages during this stage, you may wish to search the forums to see if they have been found and resolved by someone else already, if not, feel free to post a question on the forums - Please include all of the output including any error messages, and some details about your system - what distro you are using, what are you trying to install etc etc

and i got:

oot@krachun:/usr/local/src# cd /usr/local/src/install
root@krachun:/usr/local/src/install# ./configure
-bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
root@krachun:/usr/local/src/install#

oz · 01-07-2008

Keep in mind that packages that have been modified for Slackware end with the .tgz extension and can't be installed like a regular tarball that ends with tar.gz

Your Swaret package is probably a Slackware package meaning that it is really a binary file meant to be installed with Slackware's package tools. That means you need to use pkgtool to install it, then you can begin installing packages through Swaret once you have it setup and running.

To utilize pkgtool, go to a command line, su to root, and enter pkgtool. You can check the SlackBook link that was posted earlier for more details. If you should need help with the command line, check out:

LinuxCommand.org: Learn the Linux command line. Write shell scripts.

It's a great source for learning commands and Slackware is a command line oriented distro, although it operates great under the GUI.

Have fun and enjoy the Linux experience...

**stinkoman** · 01-07-2008

sorry to be such a shall we say... new user? but thank you and i think i got it from here, ill check out the command line prompt thing after swaret is done

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