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Santi
02-25-2001, 07:12 PM
HOW DO I INSTALL ANY PROGRAM IN LINUX?

I KNOW IT HAS TO BE DONE WITH THE
MAKE AND MAKEFILE COMMANDS, BUT SOMETIMES IT WORKS, AND SOMETIMES IT DOESNT.

CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME PLEASE?

THANKS.
:eek:
Gnu/Vince
02-25-2001, 07:38 PM
FOR RPM'S:
RPM -IHV FOO.RPM


FOR SOURCES ARCHIVES:
TAR -ZXVF FOO.TAR.GZ
CD FOO
./CONFIGURE ; MAKE
SU
MAKE INSTALL
jbstew32
02-25-2001, 08:04 PM
FOR DEBIAN, APT-GET INSTALL <WHATEVER>, OR DPKG -I <WHATEVER.DEB>

HOPE THAT HELPS YOU!!!!!!
bdg1983
02-25-2001, 09:01 PM
Getting a migraine from all this yelling.

Santi, read all you can. Start with the FAQ's and NHF's here. They cover all your questions.
GodSpira1
02-25-2001, 10:12 PM
Here's a newbie q:

does it matter where you dl'd the RPM to?

RPM -Uvh will always install it where its supposed to go?

apt-get downloads (with dependencies) and installs all at once? then deletes the .deb package?
bdg1983
02-25-2001, 10:17 PM
RPM questions. No and Yes.

The other question will have to be answered by someone else.
Tyr-7BE
02-25-2001, 11:12 PM
Answer to the other question: yes :p
NumberOneSlacker
02-26-2001, 12:33 AM
Hey, all those commands are wrong...

it's make, not MAKE...

ok, I'm done being a case nazi...

all this linux has made my brain case sensitive, lol...
echemosis
02-26-2001, 01:21 AM
I have another newbie question

does it matter if i rpm some programs or if i compile others?
bdl
02-26-2001, 01:38 AM
Originally posted by echemosis:
I have another newbie question

does it matter if i rpm some programs or if i compile others?

Not at all, but it helps if you keep track of what you've installed; versions, etc. RPM and DEB (and to a lesser extent, Slack) package systems help keep track of these things for you, but you'll still need to (and want to) compile your own.
StanLin
02-26-2001, 10:27 AM
Well, so far as I know there is no need to "close all programs before starting install". lol