[WBEL-users] downloaded software

[Daniel J. Summers]

Potter, Mark wrote:
> how would I go about installing software that I downloaded from the web?
>   

That pretty much depends on how it was packaged.  All of these commands 
would be typed in a terminal window.

 - If it's an RPM, you will have to enter the command "rpm -i 
[filename]" (probably as root).
 - If it's a binary file, make sure it's executable ("chmod +x 
[filename]), then enter the name "./[filename]" to execute it.
 - If it's a GZ or TGZ file, it's probably also tarred, so you'll need 
to un-zip and un-tar the file.  To do that, type "tar xvfc [filename]", 
which will create a directory, usually named the same thing as the 
original file.  From there, "cd" into the directory, and look for an 
executable file named "install" or "setup" or some variation on that.

Those are general guidelines.  Of course, you could use Google and 
search for "[filename|productname] installation instructions" - 
sometimes you can find specific instructions for a piece of software 
even if the place you got it didn't have it.  Hope that helps...


Daniel