Help installing!

[Carlwatkins]

I can't figure out how to convert a "tar.gz" file into a Slackware ".tgz" install package. Please help!!

[kern]

you don't convert them like that.

[Carlwatkins]

I know I can't install a package that compressed as a "tar.gz" file, I have to extract it first, than create a package file with "makepkg" (which as far as I know should make it into a "tgz" package), the only problemo is that so far (on Slackware Linux 10.2) when I use "makepkg" it turns it right back into a "tar.gz" package!! so maybe I using the wrong command but if I am please tell me what one I want to use!!


C@RL

[silly_voodoo_mon]

when you unpack it using
tar xvfz filenam.tar.gz
it will make a separate folder, in which you will likely find a file titled "readme" or "install." By reading those, you will likely find out how to install by building it yourself, which is usually done by:

make
make install

[Carlwatkins]

Thanks I got it working!

[krussell]

hello
you can use 'checkinstall' to convert tar.gz package in slackware package.

but you don't directly convert them.

Take any package with tar.gz (ie, source), you untar the *.tar.gz file and go in the uncompressed directory.

then you give commands (for a normal install):
./configure
make
make install (as super user)

BUT if you have 'checkinstall' installed (get it from linuxpackages.net) then you give the commands like:

./configure
make
checkinstall

you will get a *.tgz package ready to install with 'pkgtool'.