How to install a program on Linux Red Hat

Epox · 07-20-2002, 11:57 AM

Ok, I've tried linux once before it pretty good until I forgot my password

So, I wanted to know how install linux program on Red Hat 7.2
Thanks.

To tell you the turth I burned this version linux about 5 months ago and I I'm not sure what version it is so I shoudl just go download the latest version of red hat...whatever that is, but anyway how do I install on it?

lynch · 07-20-2002, 12:55 PM

What program do you want to install?
How to install it depends on what format the package is,ie.,RPM, tar.gz.
Need more info.
lynch

Epox · 07-20-2002, 01:29 PM

nothing specific, I just need to know incase I find myself wanting to install a program. Give me the directions for both rpms and tr.gz

linuxlastslonge · 07-20-2002, 01:35 PM

to install an rpm, at a prompt as root type:

rpm -i [rpmpackage.rpm]

to install an .tar.gz, at a prompt as root type:

tar -xzvf [gzipped_tarball.tar.gz]
cd <directory created by gzipped-tarball>
./configure
make
make install

to uninstall something from a .tar.gz, enter the directory created by the tarball and type:

make clean

to uninstall an rpm, type:

rpm -e [rpmpackage.rpm]

-matthew-

Epox · 07-20-2002, 02:26 PM

What about in the KDE interface? How would I do it there?

lynch · 07-20-2002, 02:44 PM

Kpackage is what you would use for RPMs .Plenty of info on that in KDE help files.
Nice explanation of RPM and tar.gz installation,Matthew.
lynch

linuxlastslonge · 07-20-2002, 03:12 PM

you can also open up a shell if you want to.
thanks, for the compliment! :-)

-matthew-