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Hi there,i just started using linux today,and am on the net,and i downloaded licq,and am not to sure how to install it,its a tar file,i unzip it.and i go to the dir where i unziped it,and i dont see a icon for it.am i doing something wrong?
thnx for your time,and once again,am a linux newbie,i just started using it today and by the way am using mandrake :confused: :confused:
Gnu/Vince
09-16-2001, 06:42 PM
This is a source archive. This means it is not compiled, so you have to do it. After you tar -zxvf'ed the archive, go into the directory (i.e: licq-1.0.3) and do this as root:
./configure && make && make install
This will compile the software. Of course, I would bet 10$ that you will get a failed dependency, so you will need to install the prerequisites of licq. Those can be probably found on their website.
i didnt really undstand that,but there is a configure shell script,do i launch that,and if so,how?
Gnu/Vince
09-16-2001, 07:19 PM
Originally posted by Rei:
<STRONG>i didnt really undstand that,but there is a configure shell script,do i launch that,and if so,how?</STRONG>
You login as root and you write:
./configure
ok,where,in the konsole or the terminal
Space-Cadet
09-16-2001, 08:00 PM
Any terminal emulator works... konsole, Eterm, rxvt, etc
thnx for your help guys: )
X_console
09-17-2001, 04:20 AM
It's actually a two step process. The first step is what Gnu/Vince said. The second step, is to go to the plugins directory, then go to the qt directory, and then repeat the procedure. This one might take a while.
Choozo
09-17-2001, 04:23 AM
Hmmmm .... most of the recent distros have Licq included, so you should already have it installed.
What distro (and version) are you using?
i havee 6.1,but i got mandrake 8.0 now