Downloaded the latest version of Opera (7) and went with the .tar.gz extensions but Slackware said that Opera did not have a .tgz extension . Is there a conversion capability ..... then I downloaded Opera with the .RPM extension and used the rpm2tgz conversion and Slackware said that opera was not an .RPM extension. On both accounts they were wrong. How can I either install Opera with a .tar.gz extension or with the .rpm extension. ANy help would be appreciated.....

What did you do to make Slackware say that?

Or, in other words, what are the steps you
tried on that archive?

Cheers,
Tink

All I did was download from the Opera host site .... and Slackware was not listed as a specific distibution .... sooooooo - I downloaded the .tar.gz file (according to the Slackware essential book it should be compatible) but Slackware just did not seem to recognize the .tar.gz extension ... which is why I tried the .rpm method and that didn;t work either ...... right now they are both in sitting in the /var/log folder.

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html


Rrrright... now, what did you do BESIDES
downloading archives, in a more detailed
description?

I have installed
on more than one Slackmachine.

Cheers,
Tink

OK ..... after I downloaded the .tar.gz version ....... I tried the installpkg.opera thing and got the message that opera was not a .tgz ............ same thing on the .rpm - - - I tried the rpm2tgz opera.rpm and was advised that opera might not be a rpm package. i went into the /var/log files and checked both version of opera and they were both at the 3.4 or so size and a multitude of files. I tried to find more in the documentation that I have (Slackware linux essentials) for more ideas but came up empty handed ..... thought you guys might be of some help.

OK ...

Back to your tar.gz, then.

There's a big difference between
you common tar.gz and a Slackware-tgz

The latter are packages for binary distribution,
using Slack's package tools. (Even though
some people who make tar.gz's use the extension
tgz, too).

However, the opera-one isn't a slack-package.

What you need to do with this one is just
untar it
Then cd into the directory it creates and run
./install.sh

Cheers,
Tink

I will do just that !!!! Thanks so much.

Installing Opera is easy, it's just that it is ***not*** a Slackware package!!

Just do the following:

su root <enter_root_password>
tar -xvzf <name_of_the_opera_package>
cd <name_of_the_opera_directory>
<enter_name_of_install_script>


all you have to remember is this:
1. do not use installpkg
2. look at the procedure described on the opera web site...




[It works -- I know, I installed it on my machine...]

Thanks so much. I tried it and now am pround to say that I am the proud owner of a baby opera browser...... Thanks again ...

Sorry oot:

Btw, netscape 7.1 was out. I installed the it on w2k, looked very cool n have many things pluged in. Check this for download: http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp

Get the offline isntaller is better (see left bottom corner)

I saw where Netscape had gone up to 7.1 Actually , they made it impossible not to notice. I am just partial and biased toward Opera. Netscape was never a favorite of mine. I think Mozilla is on a new version ... or beta version.,.... also. Tks, -Emmett

mozilla = netscape.
well atleast the engine is the same.

Some say mozilla -----some say netscape. All the same to me. My company uses Netscape and maybe that helps to explain my bias against Netscape. I equate it with work. I of course refuse to use IE. And I just like Opera and the gooey fluff of their skins and toolbars. Call me Shallow !!! Thanks for the reply .........