Software Install

[lodom]

I have downloaded some software and want to install it. I am new to Mandrake9.1 and don't really understand what I need to do to open and install. Thanks for any help.



Lee

[Modorf]

explain what you downloaded.

program, file format (ie, bin archive, tar.gz needing to be compiled).

Nathan.

[lodom]

Hey thanks for your reply. I downloaded teamspeak 2 and I want to install it on this machine as a teamspeak server for my gamin buddies to connect to. I downloaded the file to: file:/home/lodom.
Can you tell me how I install it from here.



Thanks

[mrbl0nde]

depends on the type of file it is. if it's an rpm, do the following:

# rpm -ivh thefilename.rpm

if it's a tar/gzip file, you will (most likely) need to do the following, as root:

# tar xzvf thefilename.tar.gz
# ./configure
# make
# make install

these are the most common methods, though others exist (binaries, etc.). note that if the file extension is .tar.bz2 instead of .tar.gzip, use the following line instead of the one listed above:

# tar xjvf thefilename.tar.bz2

look at the file....if it has a .rpm extension, use the very first example above. if it is a tarred/gzipped file, then unzip it using the "tar" command as described above, and look in the directory that is created. if there is a file named "configure", then use the steps above. if not, read the README or INSTALL files for help. sometimes you don't need to run the "./configure" before doing "make" and "make install".

[lodom]

Thanks I will try that...