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Help...How do i go about installing stuff
i'm using slackware 9. i downloaded a file divx4linux-std-20030428.tar.gz off the net. i have been using linux for 3 days only.. just could not seem to get the stuff to install.. maybe i just don't know how... i know the file have been 'tarballed' the most i know is how to untarball it...
Thanks for all your kind help |
Did you try Pkgtool or installpkg?
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where are those programes located? can't seem to find them... i only can find kpackage... thats all
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Type them in Konsole.
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Pkgtool is pretty easy.
Installpkg works by also adding the name of the file your installing when you type it. |
shaun@Shaun:~$ pkgtool
-bash: pkgtool: command not found |
haha.. a total newbie...
could u give me the command to ran instead? like what to type and all Thanks |
Try this:
First cd to the directory where the divx4linux-std-20030428.tar.gz is. Then type: installpkg divx4linux-std-20030428.tar.gz |
shaun@Shaun:~$ installpkg divx4linux-std-20030428.tar.gz
-bash: installpkg: command not found still cannot |
Did you install everything on the slack cd?
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tried the pkgtool also
shaun@Shaun:~$ pkgtool divx4linux-std-20030428.tar.gz -bash: pkgtool: command not found same error |
yes... install everything... the full...every single stuff
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Weird. Try searching for them.
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found the problem... i did not do the stupid #SU stuff
new error root@Shaun:/home/shaun# installpkg divx4linux-std-20030428.tar.gz Cannot install divx4linux-std-20030428.tar.gz: package does not end in .tgz |
That's because he's a user (he/she no sex intended).
In order to use installpkg or pkgtool you have to be root, it's in /sbin Also, I wouldn't use pkgtool or installpkg on it because it's not a slackpack but rather a standard tarball (likely anway). Use: file filename.tar.gz Where filename.tar.gz is the name of the file. Then you will see if it is indeed a slackpack. If not, you should follow these instructions: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ticle&artid=15 And/or these instructions: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...threadid=45094 To install and use it. :) Welcome to LQ :) Cool |
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