How to install tar.gz

[Confused Panda]

I looked around on the web but I couldn't understand what people were saying. I'm trying to install stepmania on my computer but I'm lost at what to do with tar.gz files.

Any help is appreciated.

[taurus]

You first need to be in the same directory where you have saved the file with a terminal. Then, you would unpack it with


tar xvzf filename.tar.gz
That would create a new directory and you need to change to that directory and read either the readme.txt or INSTALL on how to build and install it.

[Confused Panda]

is the filename the zipped version or the name of the unzipped version?

[taurus]

Replace filename with the exact name that you have just downloaded. What is the exact name of the file that you've downloaded?

Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal

ls -la ~/Desktop