How do you install Tar.gz software...?

[traditionalist]

Extracted the files and double clicked and it opened ok but don't know how to install it on my computer.

I am downloading it now. As soon as I have it I will tell you how to install it, will take a few minutes..............

[robertcoulson]

Thanks for your help guys...I will just have to live the extracted files in a folder and double click on it to open it, even if I can't down load it.

Thanks again

[traditionalist]

Thanks for your help guys...I will just have to live the extracted files in a folder and double click on it to open it, even if I can't down load it.

Thanks again

I have it half downloaded now. In a few minutes I will tell you how to install it, just a little patience.........................

[robertcoulson]

patience...I have lots of traditionalist

[mc4man]

You really don't need to install, just place the folder wherever you wish & create a launcher
If you are using unity you can do something like this, adjust blue to match your path exactly, & find yourself a decent icon somewhere, attaching a crappy one, if you now gimp could be improved or use whatever you want

For Icon= use full path or place the icon in /usr/share/pixmaps & just use name, no extension

For unity - replace blue to match your path exactly

gedit ~/.local/share/applications/slicer.desktop

[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Version=1.0
Name=Slicer
Comment=Whatever you want
Exec=/home/doug/Downloads/Slicer-4.1.0-linux-amd64/Slicer %U
Categories=Application;Education;Science;
Icon=/home/doug/Pictures/3DSlicer.png
Path=/home/doug/Downloads/Slicer-4.1.0-linux-amd64/
StartupWMClass=SlicerQT-real

Then just browse to ~/.local/share/applications/ & drag to launcher or after a log out in open the Dash > apps menu > search or 'Filter > science and ...

[zkhalapyan]

You probably want to unzip/uncompress the downloaded file before continuing.
From your terminal, navigate to the folder that has the downloaded file then type in

tar -zxvf backup.tar.gz

Now access the uncompressed folder and try to find a script for installing the application or a README file with more information.

Hope that helps.

[robertcoulson]

That's exactly what I have done...OK, that will work for me.

Thanks guys

[linux653]

A tar.gz file normally contains source code that you need to compile before being able to run the software. While some people extract these files from the terminal, I just use the archive manager.

1. Double click the tar.gz
2. Extract it
3. Open into the terminal
4. Type: cd [folder where you extracted files]
5. Type: ls
6. If you see:

* A readme file:

Open it and follow instructions

*configure:

Type: ./configure
If everything goes successfully, type make. If not, download the correct dependencies (the configure program will tell you)

* makefile:

Type: make
Then try: sudo make install

I hope that's helpful

[robertcoulson]

Thanks linux653

I will try that to see if it will install on my drive.

Thanks

[traditionalist]

patience...I have lots of traditionalist

That archive contains a directly executable file.

OK. Make a folder called "Slicer".

Copy the archive into it, and then click on the archive. Select "extract here".

If you now click on "Slicer" the executable file in that folder;



the program will run;



that was it.

Please take note, the above is not always the case. Zipped files like a tar.gz may contain all sorts of things.

You can get some training stuff for that program here;

http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/ind...er3.6:Training

It's a little bit more than a microscopy program!