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Old 11-21-2006, 06:39 AM   #1
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Installation of Programs from Gzipped files in SimplyMepis

Dear All,
I've SimplyMepis and I've downloaded some programs which were in tar.bz or tar and I want to install them but when I click them it opens like a zip file and I can't find any installation file in them. Im a Newbie and doesn't know how to install programs or application in Linux.

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Old 11-21-2006, 08:52 AM   #2
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Such tar files usually contain a README or INSTALL file with instructions how to install the application.
 
  


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