n00b cant install BoomBoox
 

hey....i am really new to linux and im using suse 10

i want to learn how to do everything possible on command line (not that i will)

i am trying to install this (its called boombox....i cant post a link)

i did this already....

#tar -xzvf /home/rob/boomox....tar.gz
#cd boombox-0.3.1/

then i got
#./configure

and i get "No such file or directory"

thanks alot for the help

Are you sure there is a configure script in that directory? Read through the INSTALL file that usually comes with those.
less INSTALL

so shud i just go

#ls

and look for a configure script

...i dont see one

Yes, ls will list the current directory you are in. I would read the INSTALL file first it offers very detailed instructions on how to install the file and all dependencies needed to install it, as well as options that can be passed specific for your setup.

maybe im stupid, but i dont see an INSTALL file....heres whats listed in the dir

. .. CMakeLists.txt COPYING Changlog README TODO pics src

thanks for the help lord-fu

Ok read the README file first ..its almost screaming at you to. Then if src is a directory most likely you will be able to
cd src
./configure
make
make install
Good luck and sorry if I am wrong.

heres the readme....

linux:~/boombox-0.3.1 # cat README
###########################################################
###### B o o m B o x ######
###### ######
###### By Simon Persson ######
###########################################################

See COPYING file for licence details.


Hopefully the application will be self-explainatory for most
parts, the other parts are listed here:

Keybindings in main player, equalizer and playlist:

Z - Previous song.
X - Play/pause.
C - Next.

P - Toggle playlist.
E - Toggle equalizer.
D - Toggle database browser.
V - Toggle visualizer window.

"about" - show about message.

Del - Remove selected.


Keybindings in database browser:

Left/Right - Move between filters.
Ctrl + Backspace - Clear filter text.
Esc - Close.

Keybindings in video window:

Z - Previous song.
X - Play/pause.
C - Next.

F - Toggle fullscreen.
Esc - Close.

Did you try to cd into src and do the compiling there?

it didnt work

linux:~/boombox-0.3.1 # cd src
linux:~/boombox-0.3.1/src # ./configure
-bash: ./configure: No such file or directory

god i wish i knew what i was doing

There are requirements and installation instructions here, which didn't take me long to find (I only needed to google for the project's homepage).

wow thank you i didnt even think of that !