downloading files to linpus linux lite

lanzarote8 · 10-01-2008, 01:47 PM

i am getting a box that says open with Xarchiver i then get a large box with a large amount of files,what do i do?

Total-MAdMaN · 10-01-2008, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by lanzarote8

i am getting a box that says open with Xarchiver i then get a large box with a large amount of files,what do i do?

You've downloaded an archive (zip, rar, 7z, etc.). The large amount of files you're seeing are what's contained in the archive.

kissnl36 · 10-04-2008, 02:53 PM

yes that we know but how to use this information to install the program .. help!

Total-MAdMaN · 10-05-2008, 07:22 AM

First check if the program is available through your distro's package manager. You may need to add third-party repositories to find it.

If you still can't find it, you'll need to extract the files then, from the command line, cd to the directory and run "./configure && make && make install" as the root user. Any errors that come up will indicate missing programs/libraries that you'll need to download and install.