Linux-Noob Forums
install some files - Printable Version

+- Linux-Noob Forums (https://www.linux-noob.com/forums)
+-- Forum: Linux Noob (https://www.linux-noob.com/forums/forum-3.html)
+--- Forum: Tips and Tricks (https://www.linux-noob.com/forums/forum-59.html)
+---- Forum: Compressed Files (https://www.linux-noob.com/forums/forum-30.html)
+---- Thread: install some files (/thread-3190.html)

install some files - hek - 2004-08-20


i am using Fedora

 

and i am a totally newbie , yesterday i installed for the first time linux

 

but know i dont know how to install some files.

ik know that i must just the terminal and rpm -ivh namexxxx.rpm

 

but that he say : no such file or directory

 

the files are in /home/user/download's/blalala.rpm

 

 

 

second point

 

how to install tar.gz

 

are there no good install clients

 

 

thx !



install some files - dubkat - 2004-08-20


Quote:i dont know how to install some files. ik know that i must just the terminal and rpm -ivh namexxxx.rpm

 

but that he say : no such file or directory

 

the files are in /home/user/download's/blalala.rpm
ok. your RPM's you want to install are in /home/user/download's/ so this is what you want to do:



Code:
su -
cd /home/user/download's
rpm -ivh blah.rpm




 

another thing you could try to do is installing APT. Apt is a program that will help you to EASILY install programs and keep your system up to date.



install some files - dubkat - 2004-08-20


oops, i forgot to add this:

 

As far as installing gziped archives, do the following....

 



Code:
tar -xvfz program.version1.3-fdr.tar.gz
cd program_name
less README
less INSTALL
./configure --help




 

configure options usually look like --enable-blah --disable-blah --with-something

the options vary depending on the program you are trying to install, and many programs require you have other things installed first.

 

good luck :)

 

ps: just a tip - the TAB key is your friend. when typing out /directory/structures or file.names.conf the TAB key will auto-complete file/directory names for you. :)



install some files - hek - 2004-08-20

i have installed apt now but how can i start up atp ? i dont see it in the app list


install some files - anyweb - 2004-08-20


try this as root

 

apt-get update && apt-get install synaptic

 

what does that do for you ?

 

cheers

 

anyweb