I am new to Linux (RedHat Linux 9,using Gnome and KDE GUI). I don’t know about Linux System folders & how to install applications/software on Linux. I have download Sources of VyQChat v0.2.5 extracted it in my home folder.
There are:
01/10/2004 08:50 AM 3,338 README
10/25/2003 12:59 PM 550 about.h
01/10/2004 09:48 AM 3,454 appwin.h
12/25/2003 12:41 PM 1,221 channel.h
01/10/2004 09:43 AM 833 chatline.h
01/10/2004 09:47 AM 1,579 chattab.h
12/26/2003 02:28 PM 980 chlist.h
12/17/2003 02:54 PM 649 global.h
01/10/2004 09:40 AM 762 history.h
11/15/2003 05:32 AM 1,003 icons.h
12/26/2003 05:09 AM 887 massmsgwin.h
12/26/2003 05:24 AM 902 msgrcvwin.h
12/26/2003 05:24 AM 805 msgsndwin.h
01/10/2004 08:33 AM 783 nickcombo.h
12/26/2003 02:29 PM 842 regexp.h
01/10/2004 08:45 AM 2,457 settings.h
11/13/2003 12:50 PM 2,003 sound.h
12/26/2003 02:30 PM 820 status.h
12/26/2003 02:30 PM 857 topicwin.h
12/26/2003 02:30 PM 2,277 ulist.h
12/26/2003 02:30 PM 1,387 user.h
12/26/2003 02:30 PM 831 vygetsocket.h
11/10/2003 02:33 PM 2,539 vypacket.h
12/26/2003 02:31 PM 3,073 vysendsocket.h
01/10/2004 10:21 AM 110,753 Makefile.in
12/26/2003 02:41 PM 219,160 configure
11/01/2003 08:27 AM 39 AUTHORS
04/27/2003 08:43 AM 17,992 COPYING
01/10/2004 10:30 AM 2,397 ChangeLog
04/27/2003 08:43 AM 9,240 INSTALL
01/10/2004 10:16 AM 1,786 Makefile.am
01/10/2004 09:25 AM 1,282 NEWS
07/25/2003 01:32 PM 103 THANKS
01/10/2004 10:05 AM 630 TODO
04/16/2003 01:55 AM 17,655 acinclude.m4
12/26/2003 02:41 PM 48,622 aclocal.m4
12/26/2003 02:42 PM 2,233 config.h.in
12/26/2003 02:34 PM 1,165 configure.in
04/27/2003 08:43 AM 13,303 depcomp
04/27/2003 08:43 AM 6,315 install-sh
04/27/2003 08:43 AM 10,270 missing
04/27/2003 08:43 AM 1,988 mkinstalldirs
11/16/2003 01:55 PM 100,001 about.cpp
01/10/2004 10:08 AM 35,451 appwin.cpp
01/10/2004 09:43 AM 1,617 chatline.cpp
12/26/2003 02:31 PM 1,487 channel.cpp
01/10/2004 09:46 AM 3,775 chattab.cpp
11/16/2003 01:48 PM 1,821 chlist.cpp
01/10/2004 08:21 AM 1,341 history.cpp
11/15/2003 05:32 AM 2,619 icons.cpp
12/26/2003 09:41 AM 1,278 main.cpp
12/26/2003 05:08 AM 2,282 massmsgwin.cpp
12/26/2003 05:22 AM 2,051 msgrcvwin.cpp
12/26/2003 05:23 AM 1,591 msgsndwin.cpp
01/10/2004 08:38 AM 1,281 nickcombo.cpp
12/26/2003 02:56 PM 1,312 regexp.cpp
01/10/2004 08:46 AM 16,208 settings.cpp
11/03/2003 02:38 PM 3,755 sound.cpp
12/26/2003 02:59 PM 1,102 status.cpp
11/11/2003 09:00 AM 1,187 topicwin.cpp
11/11/2003 04:54 AM 1,790 user.cpp
12/26/2003 05:20 AM 4,501 ulist.cpp
12/25/2003 02:29 PM 6,796 vypacket.cpp
12/25/2003 02:28 PM 1,225 vygetsocket.cpp
12/26/2003 02:19 PM 9,087 vysendsocket.cpp
12/26/2003 06:56 AM 1,446 FAQ
10/25/2003 11:45 AM 52 ICONS-NEEDED
12/26/2003 06:51 AM 461 README-KEYS
03/21/2005 11:22 AM <DIR> gfx
03/21/2005 11:22 AM <DIR> sfx
03/21/2005 11:22 AM <DIR> contrib.


And other tar.tar file extractet in my home folder. There are

03/21/2005 11:36 AM <DIR> .
03/21/2005 11:36 AM <DIR> ..
03/21/2005 11:36 AM <DIR> m4
03/21/2005 11:36 AM <DIR> tr
09/26/2004 09:23 AM 2,903 FAQ
03/21/2005 11:36 AM <DIR> gfx
03/21/2005 11:36 AM <DIR> src
11/29/2004 03:27 PM 1,851 NEWS
12/24/2004 07:38 AM 364 TODO
03/21/2005 11:36 AM <DIR> contrib
04/27/2003 08:43 AM 13,303 depcomp
12/23/2004 11:51 AM 44,246 aclocal.m4
11/29/2004 03:31 PM 4,018 README
01/01/2005 02:55 PM 282 THANKS
12/23/2004 11:52 AM 256,418 configure
12/23/2004 11:46 AM 2,310 configure.in
10/25/2003 11:45 AM 52 ICONS-NEEDED
01/01/2005 02:56 PM 271 PROTOCOL
04/27/2003 08:43 AM 6,315 install-sh
04/27/2003 08:43 AM 10,270 missing
04/27/2003 08:43 AM 1,988 mkinstalldirs
11/11/2004 02:53 PM 98 Makefile.am
12/24/2004 04:05 AM 18,193 Makefile.in
12/18/2004 04:36 AM 17,654 acinclude.m4
11/01/2003 08:27 AM 39 AUTHORS
12/26/2003 06:51 AM 461 README-KEYS
04/27/2003 08:43 AM 9,240 INSTALL
01/01/2005 02:55 PM 4,913 ChangeLog
04/27/2003 08:43 AM 17,992 COPYING

Both ersions 2.5 and 2.7 are located in separate folders.I log in as my own user account and sometimes as root. What should I do to install VYQchat on Linux? Please help me by providing step-by-step instructions to install this chat software.
Thanks

try to dload the ready compiled .rpm-file(s) [rpm based distros) and then

install it as root via

rpm -ihv packetname

for source-files do a ´configure - make - make install´ , but read the README or INSTALL before!