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hi
i´m so newbie in Linux

i just have installed the cd1 of Linux Mandrake 8 on my machine, but i can´t play mp3 on xmms
and i wanna know how can i play some mp3 in it?

i don´t have some libraries i guess, so i downloaded this file:
xmms-1.2.7.tar.gz

how can i install it??

first go to console mode, then login as root and some like: tar xvf... :confused:

can anyone help me??
thanks in advance

In the general forum there is a thread on how to install programs. You should find everything you need there thanks to trickykid.

thanks mate, i´m newbie to the forum too

i´m having more troubles when i try to configure the packet that i´m going to install

what is GLIB?
and PREFIX??

what i need to do to continue with the installation??

What distro are you using? Its much easier to install the rpm if possible.

thanks for your fast replies

i´m using Mandrake 8
rpm? how´s that?
sorry again, i´m so newbie in this world

You'll save yourself a lot of trouble if you download cd2 and cd3, both of these will contain almost every program you will need for day to day computing as precompiled mandrake 8 binaries in rpm format.
You may even want to consider downloading the latest mandrake 9.1 instead, 8.0 is rather old and may not support the new hardware well. If you only have a dialup connection you can often get burnt cd of linux distro's from your local LUG (Linux User Group).

did you know where can i download cd2 and cd3??

i already check the link that you gave me, but my city is not there :cry:

i almost wanna know what version can i use to work services like PDC, DNS, NFS, SMB, ftp, http, e-mail, telnet, firewall and crypt(nexus)??

err... pick a different city..? also bookmark http://fr2.rpmfind.net for the best place to get mandrake rpms

those services... any distro ever really.

thanks guys for your help

i already install Mandrake 8.2 (3 discs), but it told me something about sndconfig.conf like the file to install my soundcard

but i can´t find it

or what i need to do for install it??