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Hi, i just started with mandrake 9.1 today, and was wondering how to switch directories once im in konsole, i was compiling Xchat, and it got to the part where i switch to root then do make install, i was wondering how exactly i switch to root also, is it "su -" then type your pw? cause i did this and it put me in a different directory now i cant do make install.
would change your working directory (as reported by pwd (print working direcotry)) to /home/someDir. You might want to search around on the web for a Unix/Linux primer to list these basic commands for you. Once you've grasped the basics have a look through so of the stuff availabe at http://www.tldp.org
thanks guys this helped alot.
another quick question, in my first post i said i was compiling xchat, i meant to say i was compiling glib 2.2.2, i had to do this cause when compiling Xchat, i do the ./configure and i get an error in the middle of the configuring saying glib 2.0.3 isnt installed, so i reinstalled the newest version of it, and im still getting the same error, im not sure if glib installed correctly, but it goes through the "make install" fine
Last edited by bootznbooze77; 08-06-2003 at 05:42 AM.
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