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Old 04-20-2004, 10:56 AM   #1
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targz install HOW ?????

How to install a tar.gz package ??? I only know how to install a tgz page.

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Old 04-20-2004, 11:01 AM   #2
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tar zxvf xxxxxx.tar.gz
cd xxxxxx
./configure
make
su
make install

This may vary depending on the actual package you want to use.
Read the README and/or INSTALL files that are in the package for more details.
 
Old 04-20-2004, 11:15 PM   #3
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Instead of 'make install' consider checkinstall. It does all that 'make install' does but also produces a Slackware package for easy upgrade and removal.
 
Old 04-21-2004, 03:23 AM   #4
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You can also change the name to something.tgz and then use installpkg
 
Old 04-21-2004, 04:14 AM   #5
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Simply changing the suffix to .tgz is not going to make a directory full of source code into an installable Slackware package.
 
Old 04-21-2004, 09:23 AM   #6
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The post doesn't say whether it's a source code package or binary. Even if it's source code pkgtool will be able to uninstall it.
 
  


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