Hi, Im a linux suse 9.1 newbie (i feel im quite and advanced window used, if such a thing exists) and just don’t get anything about Linux, after stumbling through the instillation and making myself a duel boot I was then faced with installing my first program, I searched hi and low all over the web to find a tutorial that I could understand but there were always part that I would get lost at, can anyone help, by either giving me a small program and walk trough of how to install it. I have no linux compling programs or compilers.

Thanks….

Hi orisma,

Okay, if your a newb, try to avoid compiling from source, look for a RPM package if possible. SuSE use's RPM, which is basicaly a binary form that suse can install itself (with out the need to compile).

If however you need to compile from source then:

- open the terminal
- type: su
- it will ask you for your root password, so enter that and press enter.
- use the cd command to go to the folder where the source is... for example if the source code came in a folder called myproject0.2 and the folder was in your home and you user name was orisma then you would use this command:


- now you are in the folder you have to configure the source code... use this command:

- then if that goes okay you make the binary...

- then you install it

Now, more than likely you will have a dependacy issue (you will be missing a file that the program needs to run) or some other type of error.

If you do run into errors just copy and paste it in a reply and I will help you out.

GlenX

I don't know if you'll find it usefull, but here is my own article anyway:
http://yves.gablin.club.fr/pc/linux....ftware/install

Yves.

I have never compiled from source before either, but this really made it simple. Some of the stuff out there blows me away with terminology.

Thanks for the simple walktrough

i got an rmp package, what now? when i double click it, it asks me what i want to open it with. i tried using yast but that seems to be only for suse somponents and add ons.??

Open a terminal and try the command
rpm -i /path/to/package.rpm
You'll need to change "/path/to/package.rpm" for whatever the real value is on your system. I find the easy way to fill those details in is to drag and drop it into the terminal. Is it SuSE-9.1 personal you installed? The ./configure and make stuff described above probably won't work for you because SuSE-9.1 personal doesn't come with gcc so you can't compile anything from source

yeah it is suse 9.1 persoanl..... shall i get that programm you were on about... but how would i install it? installing on linux seems such a mission to what im used to (windows).