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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.....
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.
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.
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
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 .........
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