[SOLVED] Trying to install soundconverter

2handband · 10-25-2010, 03:51 PM

I downloaded alien bob's soundconverter package from here:

http://slackware.opennix.com/?slackv...ory=multimedia

Unfortunately I can't figure out how to install it. Can anyone help?

2handband · 10-25-2010, 04:17 PM

I'm also trying to install lame from the same repo. I download it, extract it, and as root I'm going into the directory that contains the slackbuild for the program in question. When I run sh <program>.SlackBuild I get:

Code:

oot@lemon:/home/gene/lame-3.98.4-x86_64-3_mm/usr/doc/lame-3.98.4# sh lame.SlackBuild 
mv: cannot stat `/tmp/packages/multimedia/lame-*-x86_64-*_mm.tgz': No such file or directory
tar: /home/gene/lame-3.98.4-x86_64-3_mm/usr/doc/lame-3.98.4/lame-3.98.4.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

Any ideas?

Beelzebud · 10-25-2010, 04:44 PM

If it's a .tgz file you can install it by entering su, and using:

Code:

installpkg soundconverter-1.5.3-x86_64-1_mm.tgz

making sure that you are in the directory the file is in when you run the command.

2handband · 10-25-2010, 05:02 PM

That did it... I guess I didn't expect it to be that easy. Thanks!

damgar · 10-25-2010, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2handband

That did it... I guess I didn't expect it to be that easy. Thanks!

LOL, ah the sound of a new Slacker "getting it"! I remember saying the same thing after everything I'd heard about Slackware.

Beelzebud · 10-25-2010, 06:21 PM

Just make sure you read up on slackpkg, 2handband. It has everything you need to install packages (like I showed you up there), and will even keep your system up to date.