[SOLVED] tar.gz

[tacticalsphinx]

how do I install tar.gz apps for Ubuntu 8.04 :confused:

[trmanco]

tar -zxvf <tarfile>

Go in to the new directory:
cd <newdirname>

Read the README or INSTALL file

To compile and install, just execute:

./configure
make
make install

[amo-ej1]

Typically they are simply source code, so first extract the application using



tar -zxvf thefile.tgz


Then there will either be a sourcecode or a binary. If it is sourcecode it will typically contain a file called 'README' or 'INSTALL' with installation/compilation instructions. Before you begin make sure you have installed a compiler ( sudo apt-get install build-essential ) and the compiling it will usually be something like



./configure
make
make install


But that heavily depends on which application you are trying to build.

[tacticalsphinx]

this is what i am trying to install entertainer-0.1.tar.gz


http://www.entertainer-project.com/