Vym through tar.bz2

[xxsmarty]

How to install vym through a tar.bz2 file .
I have always got problems with such files.
Please Help me.
This file I got from a CD.

[MG&TL]

Extract the file:


bunzip2 file.tar.bz2
tar xvf file.tar

Then show us what's inside it:


ls file

So we can find out how to help.

On a side note, you can get vym in the software centre, why are you using a tarball?

[xxsmarty]

Ya i have now.
but can you tell me how to install such files for future reference. here is ls


aboutdialog.cpp flagobj.cpp ornamentedobj.cpp
aboutdialog.h flagobj.h ornamentedobj.h
adaptormodel.cpp flagrow.cpp parser.cpp
adaptormodel.h flagrow.h parser.h
animpoint.cpp flagrowobj.cpp process.cpp
animpoint.h flagrowobj.h process.h
attribute.cpp flags README.txt
attributedelegate.cpp floatimageobj.cpp scripts
attributedelegate.h floatimageobj.h settings.cpp
attributedialog.cpp floatobj.cpp settings.h
attributedialog.h floatobj.h shortcuts.cpp
attributedialog.ui frameobj.cpp shortcuts.h
attribute.h frameobj.h showtextdialog.cpp
attributeitem.cpp geometry.cpp showtextdialog.h
attributeitem.h geometry.h showtextdialog.ui
attributewidget.cpp headingeditor.cpp simplescripteditor.cpp
attributewidget.h headingeditor.h simplescripteditor.h
attributewidget.ui headingobj.cpp simplescripteditor.ui
branchitem.cpp headingobj.h styles
branchitem.h highlighter.cpp tex
branchobj.cpp highlighter.h texteditor.cpp
branchobj.h historywindow.cpp texteditor.h
branchpropwindow.cpp historywindow.h treedelegate.cpp
branchpropwindow.h historywindow.ui treedelegate.h
branchpropwindow.ui icons treeeditor.cpp
bugagent.cpp imageitem.cpp treeeditor.h
bugagent.h imageitem.h treeitem.cpp
demos imageobj.cpp treeitem.h
doc imageobj.h treemodel.cpp
downloadagent.cpp imports.cpp treemodel.h
downloadagent.h imports.h version.cpp
editxlinkdialog.cpp INSTALL.txt version.h
editxlinkdialog.h lang vym.changelog
editxlinkdialog.ui LICENSE.txt vymmodel.cpp
exporthtmldialog.cpp linkablemapobj.cpp vymmodel.h
exporthtmldialog.h linkablemapobj.h vym.pro
exporthtmldialog.ui macros vym.rc
exportoofiledialog.cpp main.cpp vymview.cpp
exportoofiledialog.h mainwindow.cpp vymview.h
exports mainwindow.h warningdialog.cpp
exports.cpp mapeditor.cpp warningdialog.h
exports.h mapeditor.h warningdialog.ui
exportxhtmldialog.ui mapitem.cpp xlink.cpp
extrainfodialog.cpp mapitem.h xlink.h
extrainfodialog.h mapobj.cpp xlinkitem.cpp
extrainfodialog.ui mapobj.h xlinkitem.h
file.cpp misc.cpp xlinkobj.cpp
file.h misc.h xlinkobj.h
findresultitem.cpp mkdtemp.cpp xml-base.cpp
findresultitem.h mkdtemp.h xml-base.h
findresultmodel.cpp mysortfilterproxymodel.cpp xml-freemind.cpp
findresultmodel.h mysortfilterproxymodel.h xml-freemind.h
findresultwidget.cpp noteeditor.cpp xmlobj.cpp
findresultwidget.h noteeditor.h xmlobj.h
findwidget.cpp noteobj.cpp xml-vym.cpp
findwidget.h noteobj.h xml-vym.h
flag.cpp options.cpp xsltproc.cpp
flag.h options.h xsltproc.h

[MG&TL]

I'm afraid there isn't a "standard way" to install these files. They're typically source code files that need to be compiled, and if you're lucky (and you are) the developer has included a README file to tell you what to do. Post the contents of the README file.

(although I have to say, this is looking like a non-standard install.)

[xxsmarty]

Here is the content:


VYM - View Your Mind - 2.0.0 (c) 2007-2011 by Uwe Drechsel
================================================== =========

Binaries
--------

To get binaries for this version, please check

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home%3A//insilmaril/


Documentation
-------------

The complete documentation of vym is available as PDF document in
english and spanish. It can be accessed directly from vym if a PDF
viewer is installed. It also can be downloaded from the vym site at
Sourceforge:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/vym/


Questions and feedback
----------------------

Please direct questions to the mailinglist first:

vym-forum@lists.sourceforge.net

[Toz]

Vym is also in the ubuntu repositories. You could just install it from the Software Centre without having to compile anything.