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jimi_hendrix
July 29th, 2008, 06:15 PM
hi

ok so i know you can get stuff from synaptic or by using sudo apt-get but what do you do if you download something in a tar.gz

thanks

nick_h
July 29th, 2008, 06:16 PM
How to install ANYTHING in Ubuntu! (http://monkeyblog.org/ubuntu/installing/)

SunnyRabbiera
July 29th, 2008, 06:18 PM
Usually its better to stick with the repositories, but if you need to install source code try to avoid it till you get more experience.

t0p
July 29th, 2008, 06:20 PM
hi

ok so i know you can get stuff from synaptic or by using sudo apt-get but what do you do if you download something in a tar.gz

thanks

Read the README or INSTALL files for instructions.

But, to give you some idea:

./configure
make
sudo make install

But that's a very general guide.

jimi_hendrix
July 29th, 2008, 06:25 PM
ok thanks

oldos2er
July 29th, 2008, 07:34 PM
hi

ok so i know you can get stuff from synaptic or by using sudo apt-get but what do you do if you download something in a tar.gz

thanks

By default, Ubuntu doesn't come with a compiler. You first need to install the package "build-essential".