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How do I install a downloaded game? (Linux-Mandrake 8.0)

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SilverSeraph

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I just downloaded a solitaire game in .tar.gz format. I managed to unpack it into a folder, but now, I do not know how to install the game.

Someone guide me please?
 
what operation system are you using ? : )

.tar.gz is for *nix systems , if you are using it , then most probably you need to do this :
"./configure"
"make"
"make install"

but in most cases it's says in readme file , what you need to do ; )
 
Oh sorry, forgot to mention I'm using Linux-Mandrake 8.0.

I've read the readme file, but to a beginner like me, it just makes no sense. It says to look for a 'Makefile.Linux' file, and then it lost me.

Anyway, I opened that file, and it was all C++ code, I think. Where to go from here...
 
yup, most packages include a README and/or INSTALL (both names are case sensitive) file, read both of them and that should explain how to do it.
 
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