help on install of MaconLinux
yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Thu, 28 Aug 2003 15:10:31 +0100
I saw that YDL 3.0 comes with MaconLinux - so if you have installed all the
packages it is already installed on your system.
The easiest thing to do is to download the RPM package and do "rpm -ivh
rpm-package-name" without the quotes.
But to answer your question, if it is a .tar.gz (or tgz) untar it with "tar
-zxvf filename" - but if it is just a .tar file then "tar -xvf filename"
Dhiraj
-----Original Message-----
From: Kent Wieland [mailto:kwwielan@alpha.delta.edu]
Sent: 28 August 2003 14:48
To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Subject: help on install of MaconLinux
Help! I'm guessing install questions have been discussed here ad
nauseam but please excuse another plea; I'm new to the list. I'm
trying to install MaconLinux but am truly stuck. The requisite bkgd
info:
Newly installed YDL 3.0 on:
Ibook 800 12" (640mg RAM)
Airport (connecting just fine right from the installer--woohoo!)
I've downloaded the installer which sits in my home directory. It is a
.tar file. How do I "unzip" (or whatever the correct terminology would
be for .tar files) and install the program?
Can this be done through the gui (konqueror)? Or do I have to resort
to the terminal? If I do have to resort to the terminal, how would go
about it? Does the file have to be somewhere specific to do this? As
I stated, the file is currently in my home file. Does it have to be
somewhere in root's directory?
Do I need to download the stuffit expander Linux version? Come to
think of it, I wouldn't know how to install that either...
pretty stinkin' clueless,
Kent
kwwielan@alpha.delta.edu
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