Songbird

[Exsecrabilus]

http://getsongbird.com/

I downloaded the .tar.gz file, how do I install it?

Thanks.

[aysiu]

Download the .deb from GetDeb and double-click it.

[justin whitaker]

http://getsongbird.com/

I downloaded the .tar.gz file, how do I install it?

Thanks.

Download the tarball (tar.gz) and follow the installation directions on the site.

You are going to need build-essential to compile it.

Or you can go here and get the .deb:

http://www.getdeb.net/search.php?keywords=songbird

Install that via gdebi.

[aysiu]

I think the .tar.gz is a precompiled binary, actually. I don't think it has to be compiled, just symlinked properly once extracted.

[Exsecrabilus]

Okay, I'm confused.

Do I install the .deb file from GetDeb or do I use the .tar.gz file?

When I extract it, there is a file called songbird, and it has no . extension to it.

Do I click that?

[aysiu]

Use GetDeb

[Exsecrabilus]

NVM, I clicked on the songbird file and Songbird started.

I decided I didn't like it and got rid of the .songbird1 file from my home directory and deleted the extracted file as well as the .tar.gz.

Is there anything else I need to do to get rid of it completely?
Also, how come when I delete a .whatever file, it doesn't show up in Trash?

[asmiller-ke6seh]

Also, how come when I delete a .whatever file, it doesn't show up in Trash?

dot files and dot directories are hidden from view, unless you choose to display them - try opening Nautilus, and then use <Ctrl> + <H> to show or hide hidden files/directories.

[asmiller-ke6seh]

I decided I didn't like it and got rid of the .songbird1 file from my home directory and deleted the extracted file as well as the .tar.gz.

Is there anything else I need to do to get rid of it completely?[/U]?

One of the advantages of the .DEB format is not only ease of installation, but also ease of removal.

See the New Ubuntu User's Resource, listed below in my SIG - under the JUST BEGINNING section, look for the link to INSTALL SOFTWARE - the same utility is used to install and to remove apps.

[Exsecrabilus]

dot files and dot directories are hidden from view, unless you choose to display them - try opening Nautilus, and then use <Ctrl> + <H> to show or hide hidden files/directories.

I did that, then deleted the file called .songbird1.

But when I went to Trash to completely delete it, it wasn't there.

I tried checking "Show hidden files," but it didn't work.