installing programs

mannybabe · 08-04-2003, 09:09 AM

i downloaded the linux version of hotline "hxd"
i got it from www.tracker-tracker.com from the downloads section

i can't remember how to compile source and install it

when i downloaded it it came in a tar.gz format

can some tell me how to extract a .gz in console because i can only do it in X windows

i'm using red hat 9

i extracted it and then i went to console and did a ./configure

it did it's thing

then i did a make install

then i don't know what to do after that
can someone help me please.

angelrod · 08-04-2003, 09:16 AM

Ok, first, to extract the file at console:

tar xvzf filename.tar.gz

Then go to the extracted folder and FIRST read the readme and install file (sometimes there's a different way to install rather than ./configure ,etc. etc.)

The normal way to install it is:

./configure
make
make install

mannybabe · 08-06-2003, 08:41 AM

i knew that part
but what do i do after that
is that all that is required?

AquamaN · 08-06-2003, 09:38 AM

It seemed like you missed the "make" part that comes before "make install". What make does is compile the program's source code on your computer. Then you run "make install" and it will acutally install the source that "make" just compiled.

-AquamaN

AquamaN · 08-06-2003, 09:39 AM

Then it should just be a command to run the program... like when I installed MPlayer from source, the command to run it after I finished installing it was just "mplayer"...

-AquamaN

phatish · 08-06-2003, 11:16 AM

any way to put the programe in X ?
i'm using KDE. Thanks