They should be in /sbin.

so..how to i change to tarball to .tgz ?

Well, technically you don't. You can compile the package and then use something like checkinstall ( www.freshmeat.net ) to install it. At that time it will create a .tgz for you for later use when you hose your system and you need to re-install, you'll then have a slackpack (.tgz) handy ;)

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how do i del a file?

errors again

root@Shaun:/home/shaun/divx4linux-20030428# ./configure
bash: ./configure: No such file or directory

how? need to sleep now... there;s sch tml.. will try again tml.. thanks for the help

rm file

What file?

rm filename

If it's a directory:
rm -r directoryname

I suggest using -i with ALL rm's:
rm -i filename
rm -ir directoryname

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I believe there is no configure script with that file, I think you just make it...

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cannot make it...

root@Shaun:/home/shaun/divx4linux-20030428# make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.

tried and got this... where do i go from here.... where is the file installed to? how do i run it? thanks

root@Shaun:/home/shaun/divx4linux-20030428# make install
cat install.sh >install
chmod a+x install
root@Shaun:/home/shaun/divx4linux-20030428# exit
exit
shaun@Shaun:~$ make clean
make: *** No rule to make target `clean'. Stop.

Is there a README or INSTALL file in the directory?

If not, is there an install.sh file? Looks possibly so..

Make sure you are in the directory containing all the files, then type this:
chmod a+x install
And then type:
./install
And see what happens. You will likely have to be root when you type:
./install
But if there is a README or INSTALL file in that directory follow those directions instead.

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yup...there is a install file... did what u said and got an error..maybe not an error but the system can't locate something.

root@Shaun:/home/shaun/divx4linux-20030428# chmod a+x install
root@Shaun:/home/shaun/divx4linux-20030428# ./install
cp: copying multiple files, but last argument `/usr/local/lib' is not a directory
Try `cp --help' for more information.
cp: copying multiple files, but last argument `/usr/local/include' is not a directory
Try `cp --help' for more information.
chown: getting attributes of `/usr/local/lib/libdivxencore.so': No such file or directory
chmod: getting attributes of `/usr/local/lib/libdivxencore.so': No such file or directory
ln: creating symbolic link `/usr/local/lib/libdivxencore.so.0' to `/usr/local/lib/libdivxencore.so': No such file or directory
chown: getting attributes of `/usr/local/lib/libdivxencore.so.0': No such file or directory
chmod: getting attributes of `/usr/local/lib/libdivxencore.so.0': No such file or directory
chown: getting attributes of `/usr/local/lib/libdivxdecore.so': No such file or directory
chmod: getting attributes of `/usr/local/lib/libdivxdecore.so': No such file or directory
ln: creating symbolic link `/usr/local/lib/libdivxdecore.so.0' to `/usr/local/lib/libdivxdecore.so': No such file or directory
chown: getting attributes of `/usr/local/lib/libdivxdecore.so.0': No such file or directory
chmod: getting attributes of `/usr/local/lib/libdivxdecore.so.0': No such file or directory

lets say after running everything... where is the programe installed to? how am i to run the programe by KDE? under the K...where can the programe be found? Thanks

help me plz

AFAIK there is no program to run, you are installing Libraries to read the DIVX codec, a media player will then use the libraries to watch movies encoded with that codec. In fact you don't even need to install this, if you download:
www.mplayerhq.hu
Then it plays them natively, excellent too, and MANY threads on it.

With your above errors, since there is an INSTALL file you should read it first and do what it tells you to do as they are specific to that application.

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