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Different Linux Distributions have different ways of installing software.

A generic way is to use a TarBall, which includes the source files for the program. You have to ''compile'' the software so you can run it.

# Uncompress the file using [tar(1)]
** tar xvf__z__ file.tar.__gz__
** tar xvf__j__ file.tar.__bz2__
# Change to the uncompressed directory
** cd file/
# Run the configure script. This sets up a MakeFile which enables the software to compile and run on your system.
** ./configure
# Build the program
** make
# Change to the SuperUser
** su
# Install the software
** make install
# Close the terminal
** exit

!!Redhat and Mandriva
Redhat and Mandriva use the Redhat Package Manager (RPM) to install and maintain software. Programs are released as binary files in an rpm package.

To install:
# Change to the SuperUser
** su
# Install the package
** rpm -Uvh file-1.1-1.i386.rpm]
** __U:__ Upgrade. This will install the program if it isn't installed, and upgrade it if a lower version exists on the system
** __v:__ verbose. Spit out warnings and errors instead of being quiet (not needed)
** __h:__ hash. Display a series of #'s showing progress (not needed)
* Other options
** __i:__ Install. This will only work if you don't have a newer version of the program installed. You should __always__ install new kernel [RPM]s this way to stop your old one being overwritten.

[Mandriva] also has the [urpmi] tool to manage packages and dependancies.

!!Ubuntu and Debian
 apt-get install ''packagename''

Look perhaps at the graphical tool 'synaptic' first.

!!SlackwareLinux
 installpkg ''packagename.tgz''

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Last edited on Monday, July 11, 2005 12:13:45 am by CraigBox

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