installing mplayer when in .tar/.bz package?
How do i install mplayer when it is in the form of
.tar or .bz package? To be more specific...What are the commands involved? i don't have a net connection..i don't know how to install yum |
is it a tar.bz file? or just a .tar? or what? if its from the mplayer site its probably .tar.bz2
open a terminal window and 'cd' to the directory the file is in. run 'tar -xjf fileName' to extract the file. it will create a folder with the same name as the filename (without the extension of course). 'cd' to this newly created folder and read the README file it includes. it gives you a quick summary of what you need to install it, what options you can use, and how to do it. most programs just require three basic steps: ./configure make make install (<-- as root) let us know how it goes. |
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Is this procedure u've mentioned the same for just about any other .tar or .bz file? By the way it's not a .tar.bz file |
no the procedure i described is for .tar.bz2 files. the first step i mentioned (ie the 'tar' command) doesnt have anything to do with actually 'installing' programs. tar is used to extract and/or uncompress files in an archive, such as a .tar file.
if its just a .tar file, you should just have to do 'tar -xf nameOfFile' to extract it. check 'man tar' and youll see options for how to extract other types of files, ie .gz. |
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