An Idiotic linux question

[forkd]

I just installed Linux, that was easy and I am up and running fine without ever using it before. I am on Red Hat 7.2. Now I want to install a program. I downloaded a file and cannot figure out how to install it. what to do. I am sorry for such a simple question but the book I have doesn't seem to address this issue.

 

[TheOmegaCode]

What is it? An rpm or a tarball.
If it's an rpm then
#rpm -i [insert file name here]
if it's a tarball (tar.gz)
#gunzip -c [insert file name here] | tar xf -
A tarball is like a zip. It's just a compressed set of files. So you need to move into the new directory, and run ./configure or whatever and then make...
There are a few more file extentions out there, but I doubt you will run into too many of them...

 

[SinNisTeR]

please insert file name and extention: ____________________

 

[forkd]

file:/home/pat/LimeWireLinux.bin is the file I downloaded.

 

[SinNisTeR]

ive never installed a bin... you may want to check the limewire site for install help

 

[forkd]

thanks...my girl wants to go out so it looks like I'll have to tackle it later tonight. thanks.
btw how do i get the scroll wheel to work?

 

[Buddha Bart]

"cd /home/pat"
"chmod +x LimeWireLinux.bin"
"./LimeWireLinux.bin"

Its a binary installer. Carefull here, if they've never disclosed the source, and it forces you to be root to install it, it could do any damn thing it want to your system when you run it.

bart

 

[XBoxLPU]

Staroffice 5.2 was a Bin file and all I had to was click on it and it began the installation...

 

[Dreadogg]

I thought that you needed VM to install this but I am like a total nob when it comes to linux, I had attempted to install this but was not successfull! LOL maybe i should have spent more that 5 mins on it! OH yea where is nocmonkey he will know but I bet he wont tell you ! LOL

 

[SinNisTeR]

bwauahahahahahahhaha ^^^^^^^^^^^ FUNNY!

 

[TheOmegaCode]

<< OH yea where is nocmonkey he will know but I bet he wont tell you !LOL >>


He's out being a NOCmonkey

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

limewire requires the java virtual machine. just use gtk-gnutella.

 

[n0cmonkey]

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<< OH yea where is nocmonkey he will know but I bet he wont tell you !LOL >>


He's out being a NOCmonkey >>



Im sick, so thats about how Im feeling

And Ive never installed Limewire on Linux so I couldnt tell you what it needs.

 

[m2kewl]

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<< OH yea where is nocmonkey he will know but I bet he wont tell you !LOL >>

He's out being a NOCmonkey >>



ROTFL - heh