Newbie how-to-install question

[rowena]

Hi there,

I just downloaded Tripwire for my Linux machine. It is sitting on the desktop in a lovely cardboard box, filename

Tripwire_221_for_Linux_x86.tar.gz

I have tried with out success to install it. I can open the box, and see the files, but I can't execute any of them. Please help me!

TQ

[bdl]

Change directories, lets say to /usr/src and untar the tarball, then read any INSTALL, README files included. Tripwire is not the easiest to install / setup, so be prepared to read quite a bit of documentation up front if you expect it to function properly. If you have RPM or another package manager installed, you may consider getting the tripwire.rpm or equivalent.

Some basic commands to get you started:

linuxprompt# cd /usr/src
linuxprompt# tar xzvf /path/to/download/Tripwire_221_for_Linux_x86.tar.gz

linuxprompt# cd tripwire ...
linuxprompt# less README

Luck. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/wink.gif

[This message has been edited by bdl (edited 02 December 2000).]