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hi i just installed SUSE 10.0 and am new to linux and was hoping you guys could help me with installing programs wheter it be tar.gz , .rpm , or ...
  1. 11-03-2006 #1
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    installing programs (iam beginner to linux)

    hi i just installed SUSE 10.0 and am new to linux and was hoping you guys could help me with installing programs wheter it be tar.gz , .rpm , or using yast. typing each step to the process would be best way i would understand. i wanna be able to download a program install it and know where it is to run it, i know i sound really noob but thats why iam posting here
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    check this tutorial for installing softwares in Linux.




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    Check out this thread:
    http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...are-linux.html
    and this one:
    http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...ead-first.html
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    i tried to install "*****X-1.1-final-linux.tar.gz" by folling that link you guys sent me to , after i ran the tar cmd i didnt get any INSTALL files all i have is three executable files "*****X" , "scr-bx" and "wserv". and i dont know what to do from here..
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    Quote Originally Posted by ghosteR
    i tried to install "*****X-1.1-final-linux.tar.gz" by folling that link you guys sent me to , after i ran the tar cmd i didnt get any INSTALL files all i have is three executable files "*****X" , "scr-bx" and "wserv". and i dont know what to do from here..
    You don't have to install B itchX from source, if I'm not mistaken. You can find that on your SuSE discs and install it using the YaST "Add/Remove Software" program.
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    ah yes , you are right, thx. but just out of curiousity what if i didnt have the cd on me and i ran into that problem where it gave me nothing but executable files?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ghosteR
    ah yes , you are right, thx. but just out of curiousity what if i didnt have the cd on me and i ran into that problem where it gave me nothing but executable files?
    Well, it really depends on the maintainers for the program you want. Some folks distribute their source code differently than others. I would recommend that if you're looking for a specific program and you don't have access to the distribution discs, try and find an RPM file for that program. They're a lot easier to install than source, usually.
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    This is one place were you can find distro specific packages. They go to some lengths to keep you away from rpmhell! http://packman.links2linux.org/

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