how do you install tar.bz2 files?

Pbguru · 07-25-2004, 04:39 PM

Hi im just wondering how you install tar.bz2 files, I'm pretty new to linux. My OS is SuSE 9.1. Thanks for any help.

btmiller · 07-25-2004, 04:45 PM

Uncompress the .tar.bz2 with:

tar -xjvf <filename>

then change to the directory that the file uncompressed. There will probably be a README and/or an INSTALL file detailing how to install the program. If you downloaded the program's source, you will most like wind up running ./configure, make, and make install.