On Tue, 2005-02-01 at 08:27, Stuart K Laing wrote: > The subject line says it all I need some real step by step instructions > here. I know where the file is and its name it is a tgz but I need to untar > it and then compile so that I can get the software in it working. > > Thanks in advance for your help > Stuart tar zxvf filename.tgz This will extract the files from the tgz file in the directory you currently in. Most tar balls will use the following to build them: ./configure make make install Best to read any README or INSTALL files that come with the package for the particulars but the above sequence is almost universal. -- Scot L. Harris webid@xxxxxxxxxx Mencken and Nathan's Fifteenth Law of The Average American: The worst actress in the company is always the manager's wife.
