how to install gaim.tar.gz in suse plz help
 

ok i have read de read me and the install i dont understand nothing!!!!!! plz help me

Go to gnu.org and search for 'tar manual' it should help.

ok....
 

i already did this in my shell tar -zxvf gaim-0.72.tar.gz (i typed it not while i was root)
anda a bunch of things were installed... and an archive of gaim-.72 was created now.... how di i run gaim????

what commands have you tried:

ie ./gaim

or

make

and

make install

.
 

i only wrotte tar -zxvf gaim-0.72.tar.gz
on console...... what would be the next step (im not logged on has root)

I'm a newb too but it looks like you need to :
Get to the command line as root then


Type:cd /diretory where gaim files are* press return *insert the path to gaim directory ie cd /bla/bla

Type:make press return.

Type:make install press return.


see what happens.

g33k@dC85D0DC2:~> # cd/home/g33k/gaim-0.72
g33k@dC85D0DC2:~> # ie cd/home/g33k/gaim-0.72
g33k@dC85D0DC2:~> make install
make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop.
g33k@dC85D0DC2:~>

u mean i need to log on has root ?

from kde open a shell click on session select root console root password type init 3. type:cd /home/g33k


type: make

type: make install


I Really dont know, but try this. ENSURE THAT U HAVE SPACE BETWEEN cd AND /

You have to run ./configure too before you compile it with make.

- Smiley

Type: init 5


to return to login screen

password:
dC85D0DC2:/home/g33k # make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.
dC85D0DC2:/home/g33k # make install
make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop.






how do i run ./configure ....

Thank God


someone who knows how to do it.


so its:????????????????????????


cd /bla/bla

./configure

make

make install


????????????????????????????????????

i need glib..... can some1 pass me a link....

and i donwloaded pkgconfig0.15.0tar.gz what do i do with that....