download form the internet

JEZABEL · 04-22-2005, 01:07 PM

EVERY TIME I TRY TO DOWNLOAD A SOFTWARE FROM THE INTERNET THAT IS A TAR OR ZIP FILE I CANT INSTALL IT. DONT KNOW WHY

harken · 04-22-2005, 01:32 PM

WE DON'T KNOW EITHER. PLEASE POST BACK MORE DETAILS. STOP.

JEZABEL · 04-22-2005, 01:48 PM

ok if i try to download gnutella for ex, and i could install it cause it was a zip file
i dont know how to unzip and install programs with suse 9.2 or file type tar

packetz · 04-22-2005, 02:01 PM

try

tar -xvf filename

then read the README or INSTALL file for instructions on installing

but ususally its.....

./configure
make
make install

harken · 04-22-2005, 02:06 PM

The tar utility is present in probably 99% of the Linux distros, so you may untar a tarball by 'tar -xvf filename'. If the tarball is also compressed so it has a .gz or .bz2 extention, use 'tar -xzvf filename.tar.gz' and 'tar -xjvf filename.bz2' repsectively.
There are also zipping/unzipping utilities, but note that gzip, bzip2 and zip each are different.
Next, if your files are some source code, cd into the directory and run './configure', 'make', 'make install'. Sometimes the last command is supposed to be ran as root.

lokee · 04-23-2005, 08:11 AM

Plus, to run a command as root, you need to type this at the command-line:

Code:

sudo COMMAND

Here COMMAND=make install. It'll then ask you for root's password. Enter it(Even if your typing doesn't appear; it's normal)
Which basically... You guessed it; Installs the program.

Regards,
PS: Don't be rude, you'll just drive posters away. Remember: we're here because we want to, not because we have to... we're not techsupport. We don't care.