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New to linux man is it really this

Original Message
Name: bakersfieldboy
Date: April 23, 2008 at 18:52:01 Pacific
Subject: New to linux man is it really this
OS: pclinux
CPU/Ram: 2.7 1.5
Model/Manufacturer: gig a byte
Comment:
I want to just run a program i downloaded
from the net,its called httrack-3 (42-2.tar.gz)
it is a off line web program.

OK ! i think i got the zip part down i run
ARK it cam with the os,i unzip it to the file
/home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2

inside the dir is this :

file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/html
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/lang
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/libtest
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/m4
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/man
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/src
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/templates
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/aclocal.m4
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/AUTHORS
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/ChangeLog
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/compile
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/config.guess
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/config.h.in
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/config.sub
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/configure
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/configure.in
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/COPYING
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/depcomp
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/gpl-fr.txt
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/gpl.txt
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/greetings.txt
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/history.txt
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/httrack-doc.html
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/INSTALL
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/INSTALL.FreeBSD
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/INSTALL.Linux
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/install-sh
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/lang.def
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/lang.indexes
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/license.txt
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/ltmain.sh
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/Makefile.am
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/Makefile.in
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/missing
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/mkinstalldirs
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/NEWS
file:///home/john/Desktop/httrack-3.42.2/README

this is wher i get lost, i know i must do something next like with makefile or install
but clicking on them dont help. what do i do next and where should i be when i do it like if i use a terminal what should it be reading
befor i type... please help me understand
it ant this hard.

john paul


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Response Number 1
Name: FishMonger
Date: April 23, 2008 at 20:27:50 Pacific
Subject: New to linux man is it really this
Reply: (edit)
Did you try reading the README and INSTALL files? They should give you the proper installation instructions.

The normal process after unzipping the files is to cd into the directory it created and then run the following commands.

make
make test
make install

However, the installation process sometimes differ for some programs, which is why you should read the installation instructions.


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Response Number 2
Name: jefro
Date: April 24, 2008 at 14:42:30 Pacific
Subject: New to linux man is it really this
Reply: (edit)
Pretty sure you can use RPM to install on pclinuxos.

"Best Practices", Event viewer, host file, perfmon, are in my top 10


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Response Number 3
Name: bakersfieldboy
Date: April 24, 2008 at 19:31:51 Pacific
Subject: New to linux man is it really this
Reply: (edit)
i have pclinux install alrady,i understand the make part of it but what program do i type (make test.ect) in ? the konsol or some kind of notepad ? the name of it.
think you

john paul


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Response Number 4
Name: FishMonger
Date: April 24, 2008 at 21:52:47 Pacific
Subject: New to linux man is it really this
Reply: (edit)
You type in the commands at the command prompt in your console/terminal window, which is similar to the Windows cmd window, but more powerful.

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Response Number 5
Name: jefro
Date: April 25, 2008 at 19:31:36 Pacific
Subject: New to linux man is it really this
Reply: (edit)
http://www.pclinuxonline.com/wiki/Q...

Pclinuxos is an rpm based. Get the rpm.

"Best Practices", Event viewer, host file, perfmon, are in my top 10


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Response Number 6
Name: AhronZombi
Date: April 26, 2008 at 13:46:54 Pacific
Subject: New to linux man is it really this
Reply: (edit)
id suggest using apt or yum for this install if you dont want to mess up your rpms

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