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06-12-2015, 02:25 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jun 2015
Posts: 1
Rep: 
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Installation of runtime variables and zip file
How can I install the qt3 runtime environment(my modem requires it for installation) and how can i install .tar.bz2 files on linux mint?
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06-12-2015, 04:48 PM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jun 2010
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Distribution: Void, Linux From Scratch, Slackware64
Posts: 3,220
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qt3 is ancient you will probably have to install from source if you acnt find an old binary install, you may also have problems with linking to librarys as the ones on a modern system will probably be too new for a bianry install.
you do not 'install' .tar.bz2 files they are archives that may contain installable data or just about anything else,pictures music, books etc etc, you can extract them from the command lien or from a graphical archive manager.
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06-13-2015, 04:32 PM
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LQ Muse
Registered: Aug 2005
Location: A2 area Mi.
Posts: 17,692
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your modem requires the 14 year old qt3 ( October 2001 )
buy a new modem
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06-14-2015, 09:33 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Jan 2008
Location: Baja Oklahoma
Distribution: Debian Stable and Unstable
Posts: 1,976
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Assuming the .tar.bz2 files contain source code for a program, you need to see the developer's instructions for how to install them. You may need to make and compile the code, or it could have binary files ready to go. These type files are equivalent to .zip files in Windows, and can contain anything. You have to know what is in the archives, and the only way to know that is to read the developer's notes.
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06-14-2015, 10:37 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: Mar 2005
Location: Earth bound to Helios
Distribution: Custom
Posts: 2,524
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There may be cli interface to modem. Or may be you can hack it.
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06-14-2015, 12:22 PM
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LQ Muse
Registered: Aug 2005
Location: A2 area Mi.
Posts: 17,692
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until the OP posts back this is a
one line only
one post only
that is missing a LOT of needed information
Unknown version of mint
Unknown Modem
Unknown "software" in a unknown tar ball
( that needs 10 to 14 year old qt3 )
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