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I have a laptop with a smart link modem. I have downloaded the smart link modem driver for linux, unpacked it. I did the $make command in console and then the $make install. And by the end of the install I get the message:

install: cannot overwrite directory `/usr/sbin/slmodemd' with non-directory
make: [install] Error 1 (ignored)

When I enter the /usr/sbin/slmodemd folder it's empty.

It's my first ever attempt to install a tar in linux so any help will be appreciated.

I'm using Mandrake 10.1 with KDE 3.3.
thanx.

You need to be root to do make install. In your case, you would

Code:

$ make

$ su -m

password

# make install

The "su -m" is switch to superuser and stay in this directory.

And welcome to LQ :D