[klug] linux install

[Graeme Neilson]

oops something mangled my mail - the commands are
configure
make
make install

Graeme Neilson wrote:

> Dean,
>
> If you are compiling from source you need to run a couple of commands 
> from the command line. Run konsole and change directory to the folder 
> for gtk-gnutella you have created in downloads and type:
> /configure
> make/
> then become root and type
> /make install/
> this will build and install the program. Configure sets up the 
> compilation and link options for the source code. You may want to run 
> configure from the command line as well to check that all is OK for 
> building
>
> Graeme
>
>
> Dean Cooper wrote:
>
>> nope, it cant find the file.
>>
>> I downloaded it to a folder on the destop i created called 
>> "downloads". I then hit the configure icon and that is as far as i 
>> have been able to get.
>>
>> Dean
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Robinson" 
>> <mark.robinson at paradise.net.nz>
>> To: "Kapiti Coast Linux Users Group" <klug at linux.net.nz>
>> Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 2:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: [klug] linux install
>>
>>
>>> Dean Cooper wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ok, downloaded it, clicked  on configure and everything went 
>>>> through ok.
>>>>
>>>> Now what? how do i run the program? there is no icon anywhere.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, but i am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO lame !
>>>>
>>>> Dean
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Dean,
>>>
>>> Xandros uses KDE desktop environment. In most KDE installations 
>>> Alt/F2 will bring up a 'Run' box. try typing gtk-gnutella in there. 
>>> Sometimes you need to log out and back in again before programs you 
>>> have installed will show up in the menus.
>>>
>>> One of the beauties of linux is that most things can be done from 
>>> the "command line". I'm sorry that I am unfamiliar with Xandros but 
>>> these concepts at least should be general to most linux 
>>> distributions. Like windows it can often be very hard to find 
>>> information on the basics.
>>>
>>> You can jump from the GUI to a 'terminal' using ctrl/alt/F1 through 
>>> to ctrl/alt/F6 (that's all configurable but most systems are like 
>>> this). From a
>>> 'terminal' you can get back to the GUI with ctrl/alt/F7.
>>>
>>> Once you have a terminal (and you can have six at a time) you can 
>>> use many commands. Some basics are
>>>
>>> pwd tells you which directory you are in
>>> id tells you who you are logged in as
>>> su changes user (changes to the root user by default)
>>> ls lists files
>>> ls -al / extended information on all files in root directory
>>> ls --help shows help on ls
>>> man ls shows manpage for ls
>>> cd change directory
>>> mkdir make directory
>>> rm remove file - you want to be a bit careful with this,
>>> by default it will not ask you 'Are you sure" and
>>> 'rm -rf /' will remove every file on the machine
>>> ps auxf displays a list of running processes
>>>
>>> Terminals should be available on just about all linux systems, even 
>>> those that do not have a windowing system installed.
>>>
>>> Going back to KDE, try running konsole. This should produce an xterm 
>>> which is a bit more user friendly than a straight terminal as you 
>>> can cut and paste, and if you run a GUI program it will find the GUI.
>>>
>>> There's a knowledge base of Xandros specific stuff on the Xandros 
>>> website at http://xandros.com/. The Linux Documentation Project at 
>>> http://tdlp.org is often useful and there will be all sorts of 
>>> documentation hidden away on your computer.
>>>
>>> find / -iname '*howto*' | less
>>>
>>> (that finds all the files on the computer with howto in their name 
>>> ignoring case and filters the results through less, a paging program 
>>> which prevents the output all whizzing off the screen. Press Q to exit.
>>>
>>> ctrl/Pgup lets you scroll up in a terminal or xterm.
>>>
>>> It really does help to have one of those old fashioned book things 
>>> which explains the basics and gives examples and which you can flick 
>>> through in the real world when your computer refuses to do anything 
>>> at all.
>>>
>>> must away
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
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