Installing Anything

[MightyKC]

I have installed Mandrake Linux version 8.0. on my computer. I had it dual-boot with Windows ME at first. Now it is just Linux. I have figured out Configuring and connecting to the internet, sending and recieving email, installing and using software that came with Mandrake. But what I am stuck on is other software. I have downloaded ogle and xine, Real player, the Aqua desktop theme. I would love to use Microsoft flight simulator or my learn to speak spanish program. I have a big stack of books here. I have tried RPM and to understand comands like make and install. Can some explain o me in plain english how to do any of these things. Thank you in advance

[z0mbix]

The NHF's (http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/) are an excellent place to start. There is one on cmopiling software and using rpm, plus many many more. They are all written in easy to follow format.

[mdwatts]

Compiling Software NHF (http://linuxnewbie.org/nhf/Compiling_Kernels/Compiling_Software.html) which should get you going.

[MightyKC]

O.K. First of all thank you for the rapid help. So I went NHF on compiling software. Then I tried to install xine. About two weeks ago I downloaded xine- lib and xine-ui and saved them to the desktop. So I opened up a terminal and entered tar xvzf xine tar gz and I got a whole bunch of error messeges. Then I went to the xine website to look at the derections and I noticed it said to be logged in as root the whole time, not just to install and to use tar xfvz xine-lib . I got about seven error messeges at once, the same messeges. So I didn't get past step one. Is it because I saved it to the desktop instead of usr/local?

[mdwatts]

I just use a download directory that I created and then download, extract and then compile all my packages from there.

First of all, check around as you may be able to find Xine rpm's for Mandrake 8.0.

Else you will need to have the Xine tar.gz's in a directory and use

tar zxvf xine-lib-#.#.#.tar.gz
cd xine-lib-#.#.#
./configure
make
make install

You will need to add the Xine library path to /etc/ld.so.conf and run ldconfig. (I'll try to post mine when I get to work this morning).

tar zxvf xine-ui-#.#.#.tar.gz
cd xine-lib-#.#.#
./configure
make
make install

You will also need the libdvdcss and libdvdnav libraries installed.

Search around the LNO forums for Xine as you will find lots of previous threads on the subject and a list of required libraries.