tar.bz2 file installs(mandrake)
 

how do u install tar.bz2 files i want to install koffice 1.3.1 which is in this format

tar -jxvf filename.tar.bz2
is the command to uncompress the file
and then go into the uncompressed folder it will make, and read the
INSTALL and/or README file, and install it ..

try
$ tar -jxvf koffice-1.3.1.tar.bz2
$ cd koffice-1.3.1
$ ./configure
$ make
$ su
(enter your root password here)
# make install
# exit

and you should be done

regards
Srichand

i tried it
but when i type make after ./configure it says

make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.

can u plz help

> i tried it
> but when i type make after ./configure it says
>
> make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.

That generally means that a makefile wasn't created. Possible reasons maybe

1) ./configure threw up an error. check to see that first
2) maybe you have a corrupt version of the source, you may want to download the source again.

read the INSTALL file to see if anything needs to be specifically done.

regards
Srichand

PS: if that dosn't work, mail me at srichand AT linux dot net.