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07-22-2003, 10:36 AM
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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
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07-22-2003, 10:42 AM
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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: VA
Distribution: Slack 10.1
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Did you try Pkgtool or installpkg?
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07-22-2003, 10:57 AM
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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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07-22-2003, 10:59 AM
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Type them in Konsole.
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07-22-2003, 11:01 AM
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Pkgtool is pretty easy.
Installpkg works by also adding the name of the file your installing when you type it.
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07-22-2003, 11:02 AM
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shaun@Shaun:~$ pkgtool
-bash: pkgtool: command not found
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07-22-2003, 11:04 AM
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haha.. a total newbie...
could u give me the command to ran instead? like what to type and all
Thanks
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07-22-2003, 11:09 AM
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Try this:
First cd to the directory where the divx4linux-std-20030428.tar.gz is. Then type:
installpkg divx4linux-std-20030428.tar.gz
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07-22-2003, 11:19 AM
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shaun@Shaun:~$ installpkg divx4linux-std-20030428.tar.gz
-bash: installpkg: command not found
still cannot
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07-22-2003, 11:21 AM
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Did you install everything on the slack cd?
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07-22-2003, 11:21 AM
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tried the pkgtool also
shaun@Shaun:~$ pkgtool divx4linux-std-20030428.tar.gz
-bash: pkgtool: command not found
same error
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07-22-2003, 11:22 AM
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yes... install everything... the full...every single stuff
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07-22-2003, 11:25 AM
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Weird. Try searching for them.
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07-22-2003, 11:26 AM
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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
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07-22-2003, 11:26 AM
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Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Salt Lake City, UT - USA
Distribution: Gentoo ; LFS ; Kubuntu ; CentOS ; Raspbian
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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.
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