Newbie having problem installing .tgz and compiling?
 

I have recently just installed Suse 9.1 Pro for the first time and am just getting to grips. I have been reading Linux Format and they have reviewed a great sounding program called VNC2SWF. That creates SWF files from VNC sessions.

However I cannot install it!!

It states you need to install RealVNC, then a source file called ming-0.2a and then the VNC2SWF program. I have installed a RPM of RealVNC but there is no shortcut in my programs menu.

Also when I try to install ming-0.2a I have to compile it which I have never done before. Do I do the make install etc commands in the Shell-Konsole?? Then I cannot install VNC2SWF because I need the ming file.

Anyway if anyone wants to have ago themselves you can find the program at
http://mail.unixuser.org/~euske/vnc2swf/

Any help would be greatfully appreciated.

Thanks

unzip the ming file.

navigate to the folder with it in in a konsole

su (become root)

./configure
make
make install

that should be it

When I type in ./configure it comes up with bash: ./configure: No such file or directory

then just do make && make install

that means u dont need to configure the source.

Still the same

linux:/home/edward/ming-0.2a # make && make install
bash: make: command not found

You don't have development tools installed. Stick your SuSE disc in your machine, bring up YaST and install the development tools (gcc, make, autoconf, automake).

Right all the modules and programs are now installed!

However, after installing Real VNC and VNC2SWF, they have not created a shortcut on the program list they are just all the standard Suse default programs.

Where are the exe files kept, and is there any command I can run to start Real VNC or configure it?

Thanks to everyone has helped so far.

PS - I did need to install the development tools to overcome my previous errors.