[SOLVED] How to install a tar.gz program

[accooper]

I have downloaded a program call gnome color chooser. It is a tar.gz file. How do I install this or is there another program like it (makes it easy to change colors on gnome) that is easier to install?
Please keep it simple.

TIA

:guitar:

Andrew From Texas

[67GTA]

Check out this tutorial. It has screenshots and movies to help new users understand the different procedures and package types and how to install them.

http://amitech.50webs.com/installing/index.php.html

[gradinaruvasile]

I have downloaded a program call gnome color chooser. It is a tar.gz file. How do I install this or is there another program like it (makes it easy to change colors on gnome) that is easier to install?
Please keep it simple.

TIA

:guitar:

Andrew From Texas

There are native ubuntu packages for it:

https://launchpad.net/~jackthedipper/+archive/ppa

[khelben1979]

Make sure to be in the right file path and then:

./configure
sudo make
sudo make install
The above usually works, but sometimes you need to use scons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scons) and in that case, there's usually an README file in the archive which explains how to do it.

[aysiu]

Forget the .tar.gz file. You can install Gnome Color Chooser through the repositories. More details here:
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftware

[accooper]

Thanks For The Info. I got it installed!

:guitar:

Andrew From Texas