install something
 

I found these instructions on installing someting on a linux machine, that says to install this program, all you have to do is run the install script. How do I do that?

something... this program...

;)

Details there buddy!

Usually the install script would be a file called install.sh or just install, and to run it you would type:
./install
OR
./install.sh

Cool

What program are you trying to install ?

Without any more information this is all I can tell you, at a prompt:

sh install.sh

or

./install

Make it executable first

chmod 755 <install script>

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I'm installing adobe reader. I went to the .gnome-directory (where the INSTALL file is) and typed ./INSTALL and it worked, but now there's this license agreement that I have to hold the Enter button to get through, cause it has a more (30%) thing at the end, is there a faster way around that other than holding down the enter button?

That's the point, you are supposed to read that thing, that's the whole reason they have it there like that :D

Cool

mmmhmmm, what if I've read it before? :study:

Then you can scroll quickly through it ;)

I don't know, have you tried a page down or "end"?

Cool

hmm, those might work....thanks, It's gonna take some time to get used to this. (guess that's why I'm in the newbies forum) LOL Thanks