Hello y'all. I downloaded a program or is it software to install on my red hat. After i uncompressed it, I found some folders in it.

1. doc
2. README
3. run
4. src

. So basically p, I know am meant to use the run, but I don't kno how to go about the installation or should i say configuration
Anybody help please. Distro Red hat. Thanks in anticipation.

Did you read the readme file?
If we don't know what you downloaded, it's hard to say though.

Kind regards

Did you try looking at the contents of the README file? There might be some useful information in there.

If you tell us the software you're having trouble with and post a link to what you have downloaded, there's more chance of someone being able to help you.

Did you check if the sowtware exists in Red Hat's repository first? If it does, you should use your package manager.

So essentially, how do you install a software if its not in your Red hat package manager. For learning purpose now, can anyone let me know how its done? Thanks .

It should say in the README file.

What MTK358 said.

If you're dealing with something you've downloaded that's not an rpm there is no single method by which you install it. Sometimes you might have to use configure then make. Sometimes you might have to use qmake. Sometimes you might have to do something else. Sometimes you don't have to install it at all. Such software should come with an explanation of what you need to do to get it running.

Ok, according to the README. For installation, its said I should go into runfolder of the software and invoke it from there, dont know how to go about this?

Suggest : Tell which software, it is. Package-name.tar.gz, please.

And : In some packages you'll have to 'cd src/' and run a command there.
Ref. post # 8 : Here it is : cd <name>/run/ && <command>

Possible commands and scripts to be run to start building Linux software:
'perl Makefile.PL' , 'perl Build.PL' , 'python setup.py build' ,
# 'python setup.py install', 'cmake ..' , 'scons', './waf', 'jam', qmake, make,
'./install', './autogen.sh', './configure' (or 'sh configure'), bootstrap,
libtoolize && aclocal && autoheader && automake --add-missing && autoconf,
etc. etc.

Perhaps you need to do this

Where command is whatever command you're supposed to run.
You have been repeatedly asked to provide the name of the software you are dealing with. Is there a reason you have not done so?

Please tell us which file you downloaded.
Tell us exactly what is stated in the README file, we can continue guessing until Easter if you don't give us more information.

Kind regards

Ok, the software is John-1.7.6.tar.gz. So how so I go about installing it ?

Read the INSTALL file in the doc directory.
I hope you don't misuse the program.

Kind regards

Hello y'all. I want to be corrected of am wrong, its all about learning. So if you want t install a program outside the package of your operating system eg Red hat rpm the steps goes does.

1. ./configure
2. make
3. make install

from my understanding,the ./configure creates the makefile which the make utility reads from to know how to compile the binary for the software/program. Then after you use the make install to finally install. Note you have to be root. So please is the something I missed out? Also note this is for Red hat right ? Thanksa

[QUOTE=Ribo01;4319860]Hello y'all. I want to be corrected if am wrong, its all about learning. So if you want to install a program outside the package of your operating system eg Red hat rpm the steps goes thus.

1. ./configure
2. make
3. make install

from my understanding,the ./configure creates the makefile which the make utility reads from to know how to compile the binary for the software/program. Then after you use the make install to finally install. Note you have to be root. So please is there's something I missed out? Also note this is for Red hat right ? Thanks