How to install tar.gz files in Ubuntu?
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currently I am a brand new Linux user. I am used to double clicking .exe files in Windows. I just installed Ubuntu 10.04. Everytime that i tried this command tar -xvzf xbmc-9.11.tar.gz i get this error message? xbmc-9.11.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now tar: Child returned status 2 tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors what does this means or what else should i try? Please help. Thanks i've saved the file in desktop????? |
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That's because it is on your Desktop. Try: tar -xvzf /home/cyanide/Desktop/xbmc-9.11.tar.gz But you shouldn't need to untar files with ubuntu 10.04. Your package manager (Synaptic, Under System.... Administration) should handle installation of software for you. This is generally much easier than windows. If you need to install from source, try a search on ubuntu install from source. If you just want to see what is in the tar archive, you can double-click it in your file manager, you will be offered the option to extract it, or view individual files. Welcome to LQ! |
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cd Desktop As a last resort you can try to locate it using the find command, but first check the standard locations (as mentioned above). |
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First, see if the program isn't available using the packagemanager. if not, make sure to use a trusted site to download the file. Make sure you are in the same directory, as the directory containing the file you want to extract. If you do Code:
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cyanide0007, why would you install from *.tar? It is not the way to install software in DEB-distros like Ubuntu. You better just don't install programs this way. You can either use Synaptic to install from repositories or learn how to use 'apt-get' program in console.
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tar xfvz chat.tar.gz
dont use -(hyphen) before xfvz. May be it may do .. |
It means it can't find the file where you said it would b
tar -xvzf /home/cyanide0007/Desktop/xbmc-9.11.tar.gz
i tried this and got this in terminal what do i do next???? xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ItemRemoveQueueOver.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/volumeslider.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/MenuMusicPlaylistOver.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ItemFileMyVideos.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/MenuMyVideosOff.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ItemFileMyMusic.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/MenuMyVideosOver.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ItemRemoveQueue.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ItemFileMyPictures.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/SubMenuReboot.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/BackgroundMyPictures.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/BannerMusicPlaylist.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/SubMenuInfoOff.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/SubMenuConfigurationOff.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/InfoLogo.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ControlSkipBackwardOver.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/MenuMusicPlaylistOff.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/BackgroundConfiguration.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/MenuMyPicturesOff.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/MenuVideoPlaylistOff.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/BackgroundMyVideos.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/Background.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ControlBackground.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/MenuMyMusicOff.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/SubMenuConfiguration.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ControlStopOver.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/BackgroundHome.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ItemAddQueueOff.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/MenuMyPicturesOver.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/MenuMyMusicOver.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ItemFolder.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ControlNextOver.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/SubMenuDashOff.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ItemAddQueueOver.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/VolumeSliderBackground.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/SubMenuInfo.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/BannerVideoPlaylist.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ItemBackground.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/SubMenuShutdown.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/SubMenuBackground.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ControlPlayOver.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/SubMenuDash.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ItemRemoveQueueOver_2.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/SubMenuRebootOff.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/MenuVideoPlaylistOver.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/SubMenuShutdownOff.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ItemAddQueue.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/ControlPauseOver.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/styles/Project_Mayhem/images/BackgroundMyMusic.png xbmc-9.11/web/Project_Mayhem_III/default.asp xbmc-9.11/configure.in xbmc-9.11/userdata/ xbmc-9.11/userdata/ModeLines_template.xml xbmc-9.11/userdata/RssFeeds.xml xbmc-9.11/userdata/visualisations/ xbmc-9.11/userdata/PictureIcon/ xbmc-9.11/userdata/PictureIcon/picon.xml xbmc-9.11/userdata/PictureIcon/Picon/ xbmc-9.11/userdata/PictureIcon/Picon/tuxbox.png xbmc-9.11/userdata/PictureIcon/Readme.txt xbmc-9.11/userdata/LCD.xml xbmc-9.11/docs/ xbmc-9.11/docs/manpages/ xbmc-9.11/docs/manpages/xbmc-send.1 xbmc-9.11/docs/manpages/xbmc-wiiremote.1 xbmc-9.11/docs/manpages/xbmc.bin.1 xbmc-9.11/docs/manpages/installXBMC.1 xbmc-9.11/docs/manpages/xbmc-ps3remote.1 xbmc-9.11/docs/manpages/xbmc-j2meremote.1 xbmc-9.11/docs/manpages/xbmc.1 xbmc-9.11/docs/manpages/runXBMC.1 xbmc-9.11/docs/manpages/setAlsaVolumes.1 xbmc-9.11/docs/manpages/xbmc-standalone.1 xbmc-9.11/docs/manpages/diskmounter.1 xbmc-9.11/XBMC.xcodeproj/ xbmc-9.11/XBMC.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj xbmc-9.11/README.osx xbmc-9.11/guilib/ xbmc-9.11/guilib/TextureBundle.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIMoverControl.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIRadioButtonControl.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIFontTTFGL.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIVisualisationControl.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/DirectXGraphics.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIImage.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/AnimatedGif.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIFont.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/XBTF.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIMessage.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUICheckMarkControl.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIBaseContainer.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIAudioManager.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/IMsgTargetCallback.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIFontTTFGLES.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GraphicContext.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUISettingsSliderControl.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/D3DResource.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUISliderControl.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/IAudioDeviceChangedCallback.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/common/ xbmc-9.11/guilib/common/LIRC.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/common/LIRC.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/common/Makefile.in xbmc-9.11/guilib/common/SDLJoystick.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/common/IRServerSuite/ xbmc-9.11/guilib/common/IRServerSuite/IrssMessage.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/common/IRServerSuite/IRServerSuite.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/common/IRServerSuite/IRServerSuite.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/common/IRServerSuite/IrssMessage.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/common/SDLJoystick.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/AnimatedGif.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/XBTFReader.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIButtonControl.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIRSSControl.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIIncludes.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/TextureGL.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIWrappingListContainer.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/guilib_win32.vcproj xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIControlGroupList.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/TextureManager.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIButtonScroller.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUICallback.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUITextureD3D.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUITextLayout.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUISound.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIToggleButtonControl.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/system.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/XMLUtils.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIColorManager.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUISpinControlEx.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIFixedListContainer.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUILabelControl.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/DDSImage.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUICheckMarkControl.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIListContainer.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIMultiImage.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIMultiSelectText.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/Makefile xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIControlGroupList.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/SkinInfo.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIBorderedImage.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/D3DResource.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUISpinControlEx.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUISpinControl.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/XBTFReader.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/VisibleEffect.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIPanelContainer.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIWindow.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIStandardWindow.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIProgressControl.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIWindowManager.cpp xbmc-9.11/guilib/GUIWindowManager.h xbmc-9.11/guilib/tinyXML/ xbmc-9.11/guilib/tinyXML/tinyxml.h |
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cd /home/cyanide0007/Desktop/xbmc-9.11 The link suggested in Post number 6 will save you from troubles. |
First step is to search for readme files. They usually contain the instructions what to do. There is a README.osx that you (more than likely) can read with gedit (the default editor in the graphical environment); this will however probably contains osx specific instructions.
What you have is source code and it needs compiling. In Ubuntu, you more than likely need to install some stuff from the repositories (compilers and something more) before you can do so; I'm unfortunately not sure what exactly needs to be installed. And here are the instructions how to install under Linux: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title...XBMC_for_Linux (section installation from source) Good luck |
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svn co https://xbmc.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/xbmc/trunk/ XBMC ( The xbmc-9.11 you got may be an alpha version ? With 765 MB code, better be sure it is as perfect as possible.) .. next install all the dependencies ( about 67 packages ), and read some documentation. HOW-TO install XBMC for Linux, Ubuntu ... http://wiki.xbmc.org/?title=HOW-TO_i...n_step-by-step Installation from source : http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title...XBMC_for_Linux http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title...om_source_code P.S. : If any further questions, please tell which Linux, you are using. EDIT : Sorry, now I have seen, it's Ubuntu 10.04. .. |
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thanx for ur help
now am facing another problm,i saved xbmc-9.11 in my dsktop, now der is a LOCK symbol on dat folder n wen i try to delet it, "Error removing file: Permission denied" comes y? dis is happening? plz help me!! |
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cyanide0007@ubuntu:~$ cd /home/cyanide0007/Desktop/xbmc cyanide0007@ubuntu:~/Desktop/xbmc$ ./configure bash: ./configure: No such file or directory cyanide0007@ubuntu:~/Desktop/xbmc$ make make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. cyanide0007@ubuntu:~/Desktop/xbmc$ sudo -s root@ubuntu:~/Desktop/xbmc# make install make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop. root@ubuntu:~/Desktop/xbmc# i don't know wat i did wrong! help me plz!! |
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