Where do i install programs too?

zwyrbla · 08-22-2004, 04:11 PM

Hi im a complete newbie to linux and I am currently runnign slack 10. My question is where do i install programs to, particulary firefox. I have the tar.gz but i dont know what directory to install it to so it is with all my other web browsers.

Tinkster · 08-22-2004, 04:15 PM

Slacks default programs have /usr as their prefix.
Packages that you install from Mozilla.org will default
to /usr/local/<browser-name>. Either is perfectly valid
and sensible, just make sure that the manually installed
package has its binaries in the PATH and the libs in
/etc/ld.so.conf

Cheers,
Tink

zwyrbla · 08-22-2004, 05:13 PM

when i use the firefox isntaller and point it to /usr/local/firefox it says the directory doesnt exist and when I tell it to create the directory it gives me error 624 can't make destination directory what am I doing wrong?

qwijibow · 08-22-2004, 05:22 PM

you are running the installer as root right ?

you MUST be root to install software globally....

Code:

su -
<root password>

will cause whetever command you give next to be executed with root access rights.

zwyrbla · 08-22-2004, 05:26 PM

I am installing this through kde and im not logged in as root how do i run su - (root passoword) from the gui?

Tinkster · 08-22-2004, 05:33 PM

kdesu konqueror

Cheers,
Tink

zwyrbla · 08-22-2004, 05:43 PM

tried kdesu konqueror but i get cannot connect to x server

Tinkster · 08-22-2004, 05:45 PM

What about
ssh -X root@locahost /path/to/installer

:}

Cheers,
Tink

ssba · 08-22-2004, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by zwyrbla
I am installing this through kde and im not logged in as root how do i run su - (root passoword) from the gui?

run Konsole.

either you can hit ALT+F2 (i think) and type in 'konsole' in the box, right-click on the desktop and do new terminal, or locate Konsole in your start menu (probably with the system tools).

Or you can hit CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to a terminal to login as root and install whatever you need, however you need to know what you're doing as theres no GUI involved. (hit CTRL+ALT+F7 to get back to desktop)

m0rt3r · 08-22-2004, 07:25 PM

If you are using kde, just open a konsole terminal or terminal program or got to the K-->System-->Terminal Program (Konsole), and type

Code:

su root

then it will ask you for the root password. after that just install the program.

zwyrbla · 08-22-2004, 10:31 PM

how do i run the installer form the command line?

IBall · 08-23-2004, 04:56 AM

Unzip the .tar.gz file using

Code:

tar -xzvf nameOfFirefoxDownload.tar.gz

then type use "cd" to change into the new directory that has been created, and then type ./firefox-installer (I think that is what it is called). As stated in the above posts, you must bee root.

I hope this helps
--Ian