[WBEL-users] installing tar files
Raymond Val
rval@acm.org
Sat, 23 Oct 2004 17:12:28 -0400
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From: whitebox-users-admin@beau.org [mailto:whitebox-users-admin@beau.org]
On Behalf Of Fusionpartie@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 12:13
To: whitebox-users@beau.org
Subject: [WBEL-users] installing tar files
i have 2 questions 1) does anyone have trouble installing tar files or
configureing them from the terminal or uncompressing them it seems like
every command that i put even when i did what the book says didnt work
2) now that i finally got to uncompress them am
stuck on getting it installed i do the hole config make install thing but
nothing happens i have the file in the dir that i want but cant install it
from the terminal ANY HINTS
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Greetings
1) There is not real configuring of TAR files. The are just an archive
file, you can either archive or unarchive them. Think of it as winzip for
Linux but without the compression.
tar -xvf <filename.tar> will untar filename.tar
tar -cvf <file to tar> <file to tar2> <file to tar3> <filename.tar> will tar
up the three files into a file named <filename.tar>
2) Okay, have your read the README and INSTALL files? You should
always read them first for assistance.
First thing you want to make sure your development tools are installed.
Second you will need to look in the README for <prefix> or other command
line settings that are needed for the ./configure command.
Third, you can do ./configure and make as any user but you will most likely
need to su to root to the make install.
Now, based on your questions, I would suggest taking a look at the Linux
Documentation Project which has a lot of FAQs and HOWTOs.
It is located at: http://www.tldp.org/
Also, you might check out Running Linux, 4th Edition by O'Reilly from your
local library and see if that is a little more explanation.
Ray
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font-family:Arial'>i have 2 questions 1) does anyone have =
trouble
installing tar files or configureing them from the terminal or =
uncompressing
them it seems like every command that i put even when i did what the =
book says
didnt work<br>
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2) now that i finally got to uncompress them am stuck on getting it =
installed i
do the hole config make install thing but nothing happens i have the =
file in
the dir that i want but cant install it from the terminal ANY
HINTS <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>There is not real configuring of TAR files. The are just an =
archive
file, you can either archive or unarchive them. Think of it as winzip =
for Linux
but without the compression. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>tar –xvf
<filename.tar> will untar =
filename.tar<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><font =
size=3D2
color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>tar –cvf <file to tar> <file to tar2> =
<file to
tar3> <filename.tar> will tar up the three files into a file =
named
<filename.tar><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Okay, have your read the README and INSTALL files? You =
should
always read them first for assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:.25in'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>First
thing you want to make sure your development tools are =
installed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p>=
</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Second
you will need to look in the README for <prefix> or other command =
line
settings that are needed for the ./configure =
command.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p>=
</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dnavy
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Third,
you can do ./configure and make as any user but you will most likely =
need to su
to root to the make install.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Now, based on your questions, I =
would
suggest taking a look at the Linux Documentation Project which has a lot =
of FAQs
and HOWTOs.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It is located at: <a
href=3D"http://www.tldp.org/">http://www.tldp.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span><=
/font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Also, you might check out =
</span></font>Running
Linux, 4th Edition by O’Reilly from your local library and see if =
that is
a little more explanation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Ray</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span
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