Help in installation of "TAR.BZ2" ......

[elecktron]

I have downloaded vlc-0.9.3.tar.bz2 ............
i did tar -jxvf <filename>
then cd Vlc created folder
then i tried ./configure but it didnt work..............
output was bash: ./configure: Permission denied
what i also tried is make,make install
but it didnt work
help me plzzzzzz

my GCC is gcc version 4.3.1 20080507

[MikeTbob]

You probably need to issue these commands as root.
su -
(root password)
./configure
make
make install
Why are you downloading the source? You can probably find VLC in the package manager for Suse.

[elecktron]

i m always logged as root................

if u know any good player that can play any format.............where to download it

[MikeTbob]

I use Amarok for all my audio files and Mplayer for all my Video files. Check this list, there is literally a ton of Media Players for Linux.
Category:Linux media players - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[gogalthorp]

Being logged in as root all the time is a very bad idea. It is a major security risk. It is the major reason that Windows is so insecure. Also root has some special attributes that make it not so good as a user

I like Amarok for audio and Kaffeine for video.

You do need to install the win32 codecs

Restricted Formats/11.0 - openSUSE-Community