.sh and .tar.gz files

[I dont have one]

Im really new at this linux stuff, so please bear with me. I downloaded some .sh and .tar.gz files. I don't really know what to do with them....can someone help please?
Thanx

[NGene]

If I remember right, these .sh files are executable shell scripts. When you're in the same directory as the file, you can execute it with command ./somefile.sh
Someone correct me if I remember totally wrong!!

To install a .ter.gz file, you must first uncompress it: tar -xvzf somefile.tar.gz Now that probably creates some directory, so change to that directory cd somedir and check if there's any READMEs of installing the app. Usually it's done like this (in that directory):
./configure
make
make install

Check out the great NHF (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/compiling/softinstall.html) on compiling software, there's more details.

Good luck.

[This message has been edited by NGene (edited 17 January 2001).]