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mimoh_mi (m)
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@ ojesymsym
Ok, if I might add. Software for linux are packaged in very different format,
depending on the distribution. e.g Red Hat uses rpm, debian uses deb. But when
it come to packaging software for any brand of linux, there comes the .bin, tar,
tar.gz. All these are archiving files like winzip.
To install any of them, you have to uncompressed the tar file into a folder.
Sorry depending the level you want to install the package. Set the file
permission, if I want the application to read,write and execute by all
the user of my linux box, I will just use the chmod command:
sudo chmod 777 file_name
To extract the file, you can use the archive graphical tool.
Left click on the tar file and select open with archive manager
or down and select extract here.
After the extraction, you will see a readme file, in it all the
process of installation will be stated. Once you identify the
the file that contain the installation script. Type
sudo ./file_name
That's all. Any doubt ? Just Post
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