Ok, Many first Time Linux Users Are very confused on how to actually install programs in Linux Distribution. Through This Post I hope to provide a Complete guide To on how to install .gz , .bz and RPM files in any Linux distribution.
Why Is It made This Way In Linux??
Most First TIme Users Think That Linux is “Not That Good” becuase it doesnt just have pre compiled Installation setup files. But This is far from reality you see, Linux is about freedom of choice, so even in installing programs we can customize the program before we actually use it. And also because of this method of compiing installation files on your local computer, it makes almost any program able to run on any Distribution of Linux.
HOW TO INSTALL :
1. Start Bash (The Shell) and navigate your way to your installation file’s folder. Then type: ( Here pkg is the name of the package)
"tar xvzf pkg.tar.gz" ( If File Is a GZ) "tar xvjf pkg.tar.bz2" ( If Files is a BZ)
After this command a New Folder Would Be Created in the Same Location with the Package Name.
2.Next Move Into The Newly Created Folder.
Use "ls" command to look for the folder Then Type “cd pkg"(Enter) ( Here pkg is the Name of the Newly Created Folder )
3. Next Go Into Super User Mode. Super User Mode in Linux is Like Having temparary Admin Priviledges just to install programs and perform other complex tasks.
Type "su" (Enter) Then Type in Your ROOT password when prompted
4. Now We’ll Install The App.
Type "./configure" (Enter)
Type "make" (Enter) Then "make install" (Enter)
Then "make clean" (Enter)
Then "exit" (Enter)
Nice explanation it worked for me even i was total begginer. Used linux for 2 days or so
keep it up , Within a week you’ll hate linux but stick to it you’ll learn to love it!
did all this for thunderbird 2 . just said no such file or directory.
I’m lost…
Khankir chele tor ma ke chudi…
not working!
in the step of “./configure”
it’s saying
“bash: ./configure: No such file or directory”
what do i suppose to do?
Thanks alot for sharing !
not working!
in the step of “./configure”
it’s saying
“bash: ./configure: No such file or directory”
what do i suppose to do?
Hello, thanks for showing this=)
this is what happening
i’m writing “./configure”
it’s just get closes:S
if i make a shield 2 its says:
No such file or directory”
Can you mail me or add me on msn and help me?
thats the problem with linux and why it will never be more mainstream, if you have to go thru all of this just to install a program its not worth it, you should be able to just double click on it like in windows, and again this is why more of the world will not use linux
Well it’s not like you install programs 6 times a day, once you install them they are in and you dont need to bother with them
thats why most of the windows user like jack only knows how to click…but again that’s how windows work.
i boot linux from cd, download icq.rpm,
when in bash i write /icq.rpm, it answer Permission denied
what i must do??
sorry for my english
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this makes no sense to me can someone please help me install BitTyrant
Canyou please tell me about the program yours trying to install ?? Is it in the .gz or a rpm file ? What a your Os type ?? Your a complete new comer to Linux ??
I’m new to Linux and am having the same problem a lot of others seem to be having. I have a .gz file for ActiveTCL. I followed your instructions, but when I get to the “./configure” step, it just says “bash: ./configure: No such file or directory”.
What do I do?
ok bear with me on this one.
First:
Check whether your in the correct directory before you run the ./configure command. Meaning did you navigate (from within the shell) into the proper directory where you have extracted the files? Because ./configure is not a command, but rather a file inside the directory that gets executed.
Second:
Go into that directory and check if the configure file is there! Also check if a install file is there
cd to that directory where that s/w is present ( which exists iff u have unzipped and unarchived it)
and then run ./configure
I am in the extracted directory and there’s an install.sh file, but no configure file. So what does that mean?
goto into the directory and try running ./install
i’m completely guessing here…
what is the program your trying to install??
The program is ActiveTCL, a TCL programming tool.
I’m not very familiar with it either. Kind of thrown into this with my job to give me more experience.
Tried running ./install from within the directory and still nothing. Same result as with ./configure.
Does the location of the directory matter at all? Currently it’s on the desktop.
I think I got it. Ran ./install.sh and that brought up a graphical installation interface.
Thanks for the help!
Okay…maybe a few more noob questions. Supposedly this package is installed. Where do I access it now? It doesn’t show up with any of the other apps.
Tried installing another program. This one had the configure file. I ran it, then moved on to the “Make” command and I get “bash: make: command not found”.
I’m using OpenSUSE Linux, the latest version with KDE. The program I was trying to install was TCC (Tiny C Compiler).
It’s LIke this, if the program was correctly installed the first time, it SHOULD appear in some are of the start menu, remember to look under administrative programs and all other menus as such.
If it is no where to be found, then most likely it didn’t install correctly, did the installation process go through without ANY error messages??
In order to run the MAKE command , you have to have some extra programs pre installed such as Glib c and others. if your using OpenSuse, why dont you instlal your needed software using YAST??
Look i did some snooping around and found out that opensuse doesnt come with the defualt utilities for creating and compiling programs. So before you are able to run MAKE you need to have these software installed :
gcc,
gcc-c++
and binutils
You can install these by going into YAST or Kynaptic and search for Build Essentials
A word of advice, save your self from alot of trouble by always searching in YAST for any program you need, most likely the YAST database will have it. Try and keep compiling your own programs as a last resort. I dont know about hardcore linux users, but that’s normally what i do
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Dear Chris,
I added a new post on how to get around the Make Command Not found error.
Pls view :
http://geekdomain.wordpress.com/2009/01/28/make-command-in-linux/
Sorry i took this long to come up with a proper answer :/
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Many thanks!
Wow, I hate being a complete noob, but I’m still having problems. I got the three programs you said I’d need installed (gcc, gcc-c++, and binutils). Searching for Build Essentials turned up nothing. Installing those three helped with one error I was getting about the C compiler not being present. So I ran ./configure in the directory from the extracted gz file and it went off without any issue. Then I go to MAKE and get the same “bash: make: command not found” error. Maybe you have a suggestion about a better build of Linux to use?
UBUNTU!!!!
Trust me, i also used Suse, then i moved on to Open Suse.
But from all the linux distro’s i’ve used , ubuntu is the best experience that i’ve had soo far. I mean i hate to be a biased writer, but Ubuntu simply had the Best Out-Of-The-Box experience.
This has many reasons, because Ubuntu, you may already know this is based on Debian, so it’s has a stronger support community and the system is more stable and strong.
If you just download Ubuntu, please remember to download the MOST-STABLE version. When i last looked on (29/01/2009) it was 8.04 but me persoanlly i’m using 8.10 and the program support for it is very good.
And please remember to download the 32 bit version. PLEASE! trust me you do NOT want to go into the headache of running a pure 64bit OS.
If you download Ubuntu, let me know of any prob you come across, i’m using the same, so i will be able to help better
Again, i’m really sorry if i wasnt good enough of a help
I have Ubuntu, but used OpenSUSE because it’s what my work uses. I have a couple of old desktops that I’m using to learn Linux, so I’ll just install Ubuntu on one of them and go from there.
Thanks for the assistance!
How do you Start bash shell?
Some things are just to strange. Though the explanation comes with the best intentions I am completely lost. Installing OpenSUSE was not to much of a problem. Downloading of OpenOffice worked OK but I have no clue how to navigate to a directory and get the installation started.
Please help a dummy.
Thanks, Jo
if your using opensuse, just install open office through YAST instead of downloading it separately, saves alot of time and frustration. :S
Sorry that I am blind. I try YAST and used all options in the Software Group. It seems none allows me to select the file that sits on my desk top or allows me to connect to a website.
When I try installation of Opera it offers to install right there. So I select Installation and not Save. The Linux Installer window comes up if I do not select TAR but the File Roller comes up on TAR selection. I get to the point where all files are unpacked in the TMP folder. Full Stop right there.
Can you give me a more specific sequence of events?
Thanks again for your patience. Jo
from what i understand so far,
“The Linux Installer window comes up if I do not select TAR but the File Roller comes up on TAR selection. I get to the point where all files are unpacked in the TMP folder. Full Stop right there.”
your on the right path but i think you just have gotten a tad bit confused.
you see that first step in the tutorial?? well that step is for extracting all the files out of the tar file. that step can be easily skipped by extracting the files from a program, what you gotta do next is,
in the bash prompt, first get into your desktop directory, the easiest way to do this is, from your file explorer, goto your desktop folder, find the url (k:\user\desktop something like this) then
in the bash type “cd” (space) *press enter*
now you will be in your desktop folder,
from there why dont you try continuing from step 2??
i was trying to install the tv card driver but when i tried typing sudo apt-get, this window will come telling me of my profile why?
what exactly is the window saying???
I like PC-BSD en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-BSD , installing the pre-built software is the easy http://www.pbidir.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC-BSD
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