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13 Feb 2005, 1:53 am

hey im a newbie at linux and i gotta say i like it alot but theres one problem i dont know how to install tar.gz files i know its something like ./make file so if any1 could help i would appriecate it thanks

Devin

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13 Feb 2005, 7:46 am

Once you've unzipped the file, cd to the directory that it just created. Then type

Code:

./configure
make
su -c "make install"

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13 Feb 2005, 8:30 pm

thanks now how do you run the file im too used too windows so i dunno how

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13 Feb 2005, 8:40 pm

theSPECTRE wrote:

thanks now how do you run the file im too used too windows so i dunno how

what file

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13 Feb 2005, 9:28 pm

well im trying to put MPlayer on mandrake linux it says ive installed it now the ? is how do you run it? and how do u play movie files on linux Does anyone know?

thanks
Devin

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14 Feb 2005, 12:11 am

Type "mplayer" at the command prompt.

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