install problem

shadow hawk.1 · 08-19-2004, 07:32 AM

i have an install problem, i've downloaded firefox and t's at the dfesktop so this is what i do::
cd file:/home/h4x0r3d/Desktop
tar xfz firefox-0.9.1-i686-linux-gtk2+xft.tar.gz
cd firefox-0.9.1-i686-linux-gtk2+xft.
but then the console sais : bash: cd: firefox-0.9.1-i686-linux-gtk2+xft: No such file or directory
.i'm using mandrake 10.

max_sipos · 08-19-2004, 07:38 AM

tar xzf firefox...

the f option needs to directly preceed the filename

shadow hawk.1 · 08-19-2004, 07:40 AM

so what do i have to type then

acid_kewpie · 08-19-2004, 07:41 AM

your commands are very confusing... file:/home ?? that's totally invalid.

Code:

cd /home/skiddie/Desktop
tar xfz firefox-0.9.1-i686-linux-gtk2+xft.tar.gz

I think your cd command isn't working.

Quote:

Originally posted by max_sipos
tar xzf firefox...

the f option needs to directly preceed the filename

no it doesn't actually matter, but doesn't relate to the error messages either way.

shadow hawk.1 · 08-19-2004, 07:49 AM

if my cd command isn't working how can i install it then?

max_sipos · 08-19-2004, 08:02 AM

Sorry, acid_kewpie. I should have checked it before posting. I knew that 'tar -x -f -z -v <filename>' wouldn't work (just the way getopt_long works), but didn't know about this one.

Best,
Max

Master Fox · 08-19-2004, 08:05 AM

I normally use tar zxvf <filename> that seems to work for me eveytime

shadow hawk.1 · 08-20-2004, 03:15 PM

if i use zxvf it still won't work

shadow hawk.1 · 08-24-2004, 06:21 AM

anyone knows wath the problem is, else i can't in stall any program so it's very important to me.

acid_kewpie · 08-24-2004, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by shadow hawk.1
if my cd command isn't working how can i install it then?

i have already provided what i would interpret to be corrected versions of the commands you are attempting to run. if they do not work, paste REAL error messages that each commands provide.

shadow hawk.1 · 08-24-2004, 06:42 AM

[h4x0r3d@localhost h4x0r3d]$ cd /home/h4x0r3d/Desktop
[h4x0r3d@localhost Desktop]$ tar xfzv firefox-0.9.1-i686-linux-gtk2+xft.tar.gz
this goes like it should go.
[h4x0r3d@localhost Desktop]$ cd firefox-0.9.1-i686-linux-gtk2+xft
bash: cd: firefox-0.9.1-i686-linux-gtk2+xft: No such file or directory
[h4x0r3d@localhost Desktop]$

this is what heppens