Luis Orlindo Tedeschi writes:
Folks; I am new to Linux/Fedora and I have a question regarding tar.bz2 files. I searched for this topic and I did not get I clear answer. How to I install from a tar.gz2 file? Thanks in advance...
The real answer is to find a prebuilt rpm package that you can install, rather than mess around with the tarball. Most popular packages are already available, as installable rpms, from Fedora or companion repositories.
Manually installing a tarball, like that, is to be avoided if possible. Use "tar xjvf <filename>" to unpack the contents of the tarball, then read the installation instructions from the package. Each package has its own specific installation instructions that you must follow, after unpacking it. The usual steps are to run the configure script, make, then make install, but the package's installation instruction might specify some other process. You will find the correct usage options by reading the package's README, INSTALL, and NEWS files, or other documentation files in the package.
This is best done by someone who is already experienced in building packages. Doing a manual install this way means that the package's dependencies do not get recorded in the rpm database. You run the risk of accidentally overwriting files that you already have installed, or have the software you've installed overwritten at some later point, because it's not registered in rpm. It's fine if all you want is some learning experience, but don't do this on a system that you can't afford accidentally trashing.
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