how to install k3b dvd burning software
 

i am running redhat2.6.18-8.el5 kernel and i was download k3b-0.11.24.tar-1.bz2 these file.

#tar -xjvf k3b-0.11.24.tar-1.bz2
#cd k3b-0.11.24

so i have above directory. now how to install the k3b dvd burning software.

I never Installed k3b from source. SO i can't tell you what the exact command to run,because i don't see you whats the file contain in your k3b-0.11.24
source directory. To Install any software from source Generally you need to configure and run following command.

and you are done.
Note: You may need to add option in configure command. To see available option for any command run ex.
Better is to install through command line using yum. It will resolve you dependencies.