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bash: ./configure: No such file or directory
i'm trying to install firefox. and when it comes to installing .tar.gz files... i'm lost. i'm still a newbie at linux, so any help is greatly appreciated. here is my terminal script.
[ethan@pigeonserver ethan]$ cd /home [ethan@pigeonserver home]$ cd /home/ethan [ethan@pigeonserver ethan]$ tar -zxvf firefox-1.0.6.installer.tar.gz firefox-installer/ firefox-installer/xpi/ firefox-installer/xpi/adt.xpi firefox-installer/xpi/browser.xpi firefox-installer/xpi/en-US.xpi firefox-installer/xpi/help.xpi firefox-installer/xpi/talkback.xpi firefox-installer/xpi/xpcom.xpi firefox-installer/config.ini firefox-installer/header.png firefox-installer/install.ini firefox-installer/license.txt firefox-installer/watermark.png firefox-installer/firefox-installer firefox-installer/firefox-installer-bin [ethan@pigeonserver ethan]$ cd /home/ethan/firefox-installer [ethan@pigeonserver firefox-installer]$ ./configure bash: ./configure: No such file or directory [ethan@pigeonserver firefox-installer]$ make make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. [ethan@pigeonserver firefox-installer]$ su root Password: [root@pigeonserver firefox-installer]# ./configure bash: ./configure: No such file or directory thanks ahead of time! |
/home/ethan/firefox-installer/firefox-installer-bin
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thank you
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configure is an executable file. If you look at the list of files that you untarred and unzipped, there is no configure file.
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Just for general reference, not ALL software uses ./configure && make && make install. Especially binary packages ;)
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hi,
i am trying to install saga and it doesn`t use a configure file as well. so what am i supposed to do? here is my terminal script. any help would be great! franzi@arschgsicht:~/gis$ unp saga_2.0_rc3_bin_linux.tar saga_gtk/ saga_gtk/libsaga_api.so saga_gtk/saga_cmd saga_gtk/saga_gui saga_gtk/modules/ saga_gtk/modules/geostatistics_grid.so saga_gtk/modules/geostatistics_kriging.so saga_gtk/modules/geostatistics_points.so saga_gtk/modules/grid_analysis.so saga_gtk/modules/grid_calculus.so saga_gtk/modules/grid_discretisation.so saga_gtk/modules/grid_filter.so saga_gtk/modules/grid_gridding.so saga_gtk/modules/grid_spline.so saga_gtk/modules/grid_tools.so saga_gtk/modules/grid_visualisation.so saga_gtk/modules/io_esri_e00.so saga_gtk/modules/io_gps.so saga_gtk/modules/io_grid.so saga_gtk/modules/io_grid_gdal.so saga_gtk/modules/io_grid_image.so saga_gtk/modules/io_shapes.so saga_gtk/modules/lectures_introduction.so saga_gtk/modules/pj_georeference.so saga_gtk/modules/pj_geotrans.so saga_gtk/modules/pj_proj4.so saga_gtk/modules/recreations_fractals.so saga_gtk/modules/recreations_games.so saga_gtk/modules/shapes_grid.so saga_gtk/modules/shapes_lines.so saga_gtk/modules/shapes_points.so saga_gtk/modules/shapes_polygons.so saga_gtk/modules/shapes_tools.so saga_gtk/modules/sim_cellular_automata.so saga_gtk/modules/sim_ecosystems_hugget.so saga_gtk/modules/sim_fire_spreading.so saga_gtk/modules/sim_hydrology.so saga_gtk/modules/ta_channels.so saga_gtk/modules/ta_compound.so saga_gtk/modules/ta_hydrology.so saga_gtk/modules/ta_lighting.so saga_gtk/modules/ta_morphometry.so saga_gtk/modules/ta_preprocessor.so saga_gtk/modules/ta_profiles.so saga_gtk/modules/table_calculus.so saga_gtk/modules/table_tools.so saga_gtk/modules/tin_tools.so saga_gtk/saga_gui.cfg saga_gtk/install.txt franzi@arschgsicht:~/gis$ cd saga_gtk/ franzi@arschgsicht:~/gis/saga_gtk$ more install.txt To run SAGA 2.0 you have to copy SAGA's API library to a location, that is listed in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. Copy the library into one of the standard directories (e.g., /usr/lib) and run ldconfig. If you can't or don't want to install the library in a standard place (e.g., you don't have the right to modify /usr/lib), then you might want to add the library's location to the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable: $ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/saga_2.0:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH thanks! |
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if theres no pre-built binary, you have to create the binary file from the source code, by doing './configure' then 'make'. then you do 'make install'. sometimes theres only a make file (which may need editing), so you skip the './configure' step. it depends which files are in the package, there should also in most cases be a README and an INSTALL file to try and help you work out how to build the program. |
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I tried the ./configure first, and got the same message as above. The files in the folder are Makefile.PL, MANIFEST, RPPNG.pm, and test.pl I have no clue how to get these installed on my machine. Are these different than normal files? I've been searching high and low, and cannot find a straight-forward answer about these. |
im a noob too smittles, but i think the program you are trying to build is a program written in the perl language. they build slightly differently to the conventional './configure, make, make install)
*i think* you have to type in 'Makefile.PL' you also need the perl framework installed, but i think most distros come with this now, perl is pretty popular. someone with more knowledge than I will be along soon ;) |
I think you run these commands with Makefile.PLs:
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perl Makefile.PL |
Hey There,
From looking at your exploded tar, I'd say check the install.txt file. It should walk you through the process if it's written well enough Best wishes, Mike Quote:
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hey can anyone help me out with this one....
i am trying to install firefox 3.0.7 and not able to proceed further. i am new to linux. vijitkarma@vijitkarma-pardus downloads $ sudo tar -jxvf firefox-3.0.7.tar.bz2 firefox/ firefox/application.ini firefox/res/ firefox/res/table-remove-row-active.gif firefox/res/table-remove-column-hover.gif firefox/res/broken-image.gif firefox/res/table-remove-row-hover.gif firefox/res/arrow.gif firefox/res/designmode.css firefox/res/table-add-row-before.gif firefox/res/table-add-row-after-hover.gif firefox/res/table-remove-column-active.gif firefox/res/table-add-column-after.gif firefox/res/language.properties firefox/res/entityTables/ firefox/res/entityTables/mathml20.properties firefox/res/entityTables/html40Special.properties firefox/res/entityTables/html40Latin1.properties firefox/res/entityTables/transliterate.properties firefox/res/entityTables/html40Symbols.properties firefox/res/entityTables/htmlEntityVersions.properties firefox/res/html/ firefox/res/html/folder.png firefox/res/grabber.gif firefox/res/table-add-column-after-hover.gif firefox/res/table-remove-column.gif firefox/res/table-add-column-before-active.gif firefox/res/table-add-row-after.gif firefox/res/hiddenWindow.html firefox/res/ua.css firefox/res/forms.css firefox/res/table-add-column-before-hover.gif firefox/res/contenteditable.css firefox/res/dtd/ firefox/res/dtd/xhtml11.dtd firefox/res/dtd/mathml.dtd firefox/res/html.css firefox/res/loading-image.gif firefox/res/table-add-column-after-active.gif firefox/res/unixcharset.properties firefox/res/EditorOverride.css firefox/res/viewsource.css firefox/res/quirk.css firefox/res/charsetData.properties firefox/res/arrowd.gif firefox/res/table-add-column-before.gif firefox/res/svg.css firefox/res/charsetalias.properties firefox/res/langGroups.properties firefox/res/table-add-row-after-active.gif firefox/res/table-add-row-before-hover.gif firefox/res/table-remove-row.gif firefox/res/table-add-row-before-active.gif firefox/res/mathml.css firefox/res/fonts/ firefox/res/fonts/mathfont.properties firefox/res/fonts/mathfontSTIXNonUnicode.properties firefox/res/fonts/mathfontUnicode.properties firefox/res/fonts/mathfontSTIXSize1.properties firefox/res/fonts/mathfontStandardSymbolsL.properties firefox/libssl3.so firefox/libnspr4.so firefox/crashreporter.ini firefox/browserconfig.properties firefox/libnssdbm3.so firefox/updater firefox/.autoreg firefox/components/ firefox/components/nsHandlerService.js firefox/components/nsUrlClassifierListManager.js firefox/components/nsURLFormatter.js firefox/components/nsSearchSuggestions.js firefox/components/browser.xpt firefox/components/FeedProcessor.js firefox/components/nsSidebar.js firefox/components/nsHelperAppDlg.js firefox/components/libbrowserdirprovider.so firefox/components/storage-Legacy.js firefox/components/nsExtensionManager.js firefox/components/aboutRobots.js firefox/components/FeedConverter.js firefox/components/nsSearchService.js firefox/components/nsProxyAutoConfig.js firefox/components/nsLoginInfo.js firefox/components/nsBlocklistService.js firefox/components/nsWebHandlerApp.js firefox/components/nsFilePicker.js firefox/components/nsBadCertHandler.js firefox/components/libimgicon.so firefox/components/nsSessionStore.js firefox/components/libdbusservice.so firefox/components/libmozgnome.so firefox/components/nsContentDispatchChooser.js firefox/components/nsBrowserContentHandler.js firefox/components/nsLivemarkService.js firefox/components/nsTryToClose.js firefox/components/jsconsole-clhandler.js firefox/components/nsTaggingService.js firefox/components/nsSetDefaultBrowser.js firefox/components/nsBrowserGlue.js firefox/components/nsPlacesTransactionsService.js firefox/components/nsDownloadManagerUI.js firefox/components/libbrowsercomps.so firefox/components/nsSafebrowsingApplication.js firefox/components/nsUpdateService.js firefox/components/WebContentConverter.js firefox/components/aboutRights.js firefox/components/nsContentPrefService.js firefox/components/nsUrlClassifierLib.js firefox/components/nsSessionStartup.js firefox/components/fuelApplication.js firefox/components/nsMicrosummaryService.js firefox/components/nsLoginManager.js firefox/components/txEXSLTRegExFunctions.js firefox/components/FeedWriter.js firefox/components/libnkgnomevfs.so firefox/components/nsLoginManagerPrompter.js firefox/components/nsAddonRepository.js firefox/components/pluginGlue.js firefox/components/nsDefaultCLH.js firefox/updater.ini firefox/mozilla-xremote-client firefox/extensions/ firefox/extensions/{972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}/ firefox/extensions/{972ce4c6-7e08-4474-a285-3208198ce6fd}/install.rdf firefox/removed-files firefox/libsoftokn3.so firefox/crashreporter firefox/libmozjs.so firefox/libsmime3.so firefox/libxul.so firefox/old-homepage-default.properties firefox/run-mozilla.sh firefox/searchplugins/ firefox/searchplugins/creativecommons.xml firefox/searchplugins/eBay.xml firefox/searchplugins/yahoo.xml firefox/searchplugins/google.xml firefox/searchplugins/answers.xml firefox/searchplugins/wikipedia.xml firefox/searchplugins/amazondotcom.xml firefox/greprefs/ firefox/greprefs/xpinstall.js firefox/greprefs/all.js firefox/greprefs/security-prefs.js firefox/modules/ firefox/modules/DownloadUtils.jsm firefox/modules/Microformats.js firefox/modules/ISO8601DateUtils.jsm firefox/modules/PluralForm.jsm firefox/modules/JSON.jsm firefox/modules/distribution.js firefox/modules/debug.js firefox/modules/XPCOMUtils.jsm firefox/modules/utils.js firefox/firefox-bin firefox/Throbber-small.gif firefox/libnss3.so firefox/libsqlite3.so firefox/libfreebl3.so firefox/firefox firefox/libsoftokn3.chk firefox/libfreebl3.chk firefox/blocklist.xml firefox/icons/ firefox/icons/mozicon50.xpm firefox/icons/mozicon128.png firefox/icons/document.png firefox/icons/mozicon16.xpm firefox/libxpcom.so firefox/libplds4.so firefox/README.txt firefox/plugins/ firefox/plugins/libnullplugin.so firefox/defaults/ firefox/defaults/autoconfig/ firefox/defaults/autoconfig/platform.js firefox/defaults/autoconfig/prefcalls.js firefox/defaults/profile/ firefox/defaults/profile/bookmarks.html firefox/defaults/profile/mimeTypes.rdf firefox/defaults/profile/prefs.js firefox/defaults/profile/localstore.rdf firefox/defaults/profile/chrome/ firefox/defaults/profile/chrome/userChrome-example.css firefox/defaults/profile/chrome/userContent-example.css firefox/defaults/pref/ firefox/defaults/pref/reporter.js firefox/defaults/pref/firefox-l10n.js firefox/defaults/pref/firefox-branding.js firefox/defaults/pref/firefox.js firefox/defaults/pref/channel-prefs.js firefox/libplc4.so firefox/libnssutil3.so firefox/dictionaries/ firefox/dictionaries/en-US.aff firefox/dictionaries/en-US.dic firefox/libjemalloc.so firefox/platform.ini firefox/libnssckbi.so firefox/crashreporter-override.ini firefox/chrome/ firefox/chrome/en-US.jar firefox/chrome/browser.manifest firefox/chrome/reporter.manifest firefox/chrome/pippki.jar firefox/chrome/classic.jar firefox/chrome/comm.jar firefox/chrome/toolkit.manifest firefox/chrome/reporter.jar firefox/chrome/classic.manifest firefox/chrome/en-US.manifest firefox/chrome/icons/ firefox/chrome/icons/default/ firefox/chrome/icons/default/default32.png firefox/chrome/icons/default/default16.png firefox/chrome/icons/default/default48.png firefox/chrome/pippki.manifest firefox/chrome/browser.jar firefox/chrome/comm.manifest firefox/chrome/toolkit.jar vijitkarma@vijitkarma-pardus downloads $ cd firefox vijitkarma@vijitkarma-pardus firefox $ su Password: vijitkarma-pardus firefox # ./configure bash: ./configure: No such file or directory |
ragingcheetah i take it you did not read the firefox 3 install instructions please do so
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/ http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Installing+Firefox after clicking on links you get to here http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/...refox+on+Linux also what nix distro are you running it is probably in there repos |
Thanks, John.
however, on referrring the sites mentioned by you, i got the following messages. please let me know what to do with it. thanks, in advance. vijitkarma-pardus firefox # ~/firefox/firefox bash: /root/firefox/firefox: No such file or directory vijitkarma-pardus firefox # ~/firefox bash: /root/firefox: No such file or directory vijitkarma-pardus firefox # exit exit vijitkarma@vijitkarma-pardus ~ $ sudo ~/firefox/firefox Password: sudo: /home/vijitkarma/firefox/firefox: command not found vijitkarma@vijitkarma-pardus ~ $ ~/firefox/firefox bash: /home/vijitkarma/firefox/firefox: No such file or directory vijitkarma@vijitkarma-pardus ~ $ |
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