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Old 12-07-2009, 02:26 PM   #1
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need instructions for downloading seamonkey 2 .tar.bz2


Running ubuntu server latest addition. Supposed to put it in the var/local/seamonkey directory but I have no idea how to get it into the directory.
 
Old 12-07-2009, 03:11 PM   #2
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cd to the directory and copy it from where ever it is currently located or download it if its on the web via wget.

Code:
cd /var/local/seamonkey
cp /home/bob/seamonkey2.tar.bz2 .
      or
cp /home/bob/seamonkey2.tar.bz2 /var/local/seamonkey
      or
cd /var/local/seamonkey
wget http://site.it.lives.on.org/seamonkey2.tar.bz2
 
Old 12-07-2009, 03:13 PM   #3
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I'm probably grotesquely missing the point but how about:
Code:
# mkdir /var/local/seamonkey
# mv seamonkey2.tar.bz /var/local/seamonkey
If you need to unpack and uncompress the archive first then do 'tar vxjf seamonkey2.tar.bz'.
 
Old 12-07-2009, 05:13 PM   #4
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Any reason why you're not using the package manager?
 
Old 12-08-2009, 11:15 AM   #5
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Package doesn't have the release. Won't upgrade to new one. It's still not working.
 
Old 12-08-2009, 01:37 PM   #6
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Now I have a red seamonkey-2.0(2).tar.bz2 and I cant get rid of it from the directory. I think its full of errors because it spouts errors. The (2) was because i had put in two copies. I can't rm it with out an error. Help!
 
Old 12-08-2009, 03:48 PM   #7
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Now I have a red seamonkey-2.0(2).tar.bz2 and I cant get rid of it from the directory. I think its full of errors because it spouts errors. The (2) was because i had put in two copies. I can't rm it with out an error. Help!
What did you actually do? Can you post it? You know:
Code:
# rm seamonkey-2.0(2).tar.bz2
What it says then.
It may be coloured red simply because it's a compressed file. Or it may be very weird. Also what are the errors it spouts?
 
Old 12-09-2009, 09:06 AM   #8
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bob@bob-desktop:/var/local/seamonkey2$ # rm seamonkey-2.0(2).tar.bz2
bob@bob-desktop:/var/local/seamonkey2$ ls
seamonkey-2.0(2).tar.bz2
bob@bob-desktop:/var/local/seamonkey2$ # rm seamonkey-2.0(2).tar.bz2
bob@bob-desktop:/var/local/seamonkey2$ sudo rm seamonkey-2.0(2).tar.bz2
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
bob@bob-desktop:/var/local/seamonkey2$
 
Old 12-09-2009, 01:26 PM   #9
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bob@bob-desktop:/var/local/seamonkey2$ # rm seamonkey-2.0(2).tar.bz2
bob@bob-desktop:/var/local/seamonkey2$ ls
seamonkey-2.0(2).tar.bz2
bob@bob-desktop:/var/local/seamonkey2$ # rm seamonkey-2.0(2).tar.bz2
bob@bob-desktop:/var/local/seamonkey2$ sudo rm seamonkey-2.0(2).tar.bz2
bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
bob@bob-desktop:/var/local/seamonkey2$
Sorry, what I meant by the # at the start was you are root. By the look of it it should work if you do the sudo command again - it's a Ubuntu like thing is it? Assuming that's the way to be root? But this time do:
Code:
bob@bob-desktop:/var/local/seamonkey2$ sudo rm sea
Then hit <tab>
Autocompletes file name
<enter>
then it should remove the file.

The problem appears to be that ( is an illegal character in a file name, so it has to be 'escaped'. Putting a \ in front of each ( or ) should do it. seamonkey-2.0\(2\).tar.bz2. Sorry it is not strictly an illegal character it just gets misinterpreted.

Last edited by lugoteehalt; 12-09-2009 at 01:35 PM.
 
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That was awesome. I can't believe its gone. Thank you
 
  


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