Running applications

[scrarfussi]

There is a program i wanna use but i cannot install it coz i do not hav the root password i was wondering if i could install this program into a folder on my memstick from another pc then try running the program on the pc i wanna use it on can i do this will it work thanx

[gogalthorp]

I doubt it.

If you don't have the root password you must go to someone who does to actually install.

[valemon]

Also you can have a look at this thread in order to recover lost root password

[gogalthorp]

Well thats ok if it is his machine. He could be in a lot of trouble if he changed the root password on say his school's machine or his employer's!

[Juan Pablo]

You can also install the app compiling from source and chaging the default prefix
Say:

./configure --prefix=~/k3b
make
make install

[scrarfussi]

I don't understand can you explain the prefix please also wat if its an rpm

[gogalthorp]

.rpm files are the format that is used to distribute most Suse linux based software. it contains the source code needed to build the program on your machine. At a command line type

info rpm

for more info.

also

man rpm

for the manual page

or

help rpm

for command line help ie what perameters and a quick description

also
rpm --help

will get some help about the rpm program

note all the above is available for most Linux programs and commands

And you can always google for RPM for the all the info you could want.

There are no secrets in Linux

[daark.child]

I don't understand can you explain the prefix please also wat if its an rpm

If its an rpm, you will not be able to install it. The simple reason is that rpm packages are precompiled packages that install their files to specific locations on your system that usually only root can write to.

[scrarfussi]

Ok so about the compiling from source how do i change default prefix thanx for all the info about rpms

[daark.child]

You can also install the app compiling from source and chaging the default prefix
Say:

./configure --prefix=~/k3b
make
make install

As mentioned in this post, you use a prefix that you wish when you run the configure script.