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noelmreyes : 15/08/02 09:26 AM : Incident created -   I am new to linux, i have downloaded licq in .bz2 format from tucows.com , and i have extracted its contents already, now how can i install it ?
Linegod_7611 : 15/08/02 11:56 PM : Reply received -   If you are new to Linux, I would not be starting out with programs you have to compile (but I will detail that below). The majority of Linux programs are already compiled, and packaged for Mandrake-Linux. These files are called RPMs, and ones created specifically for Mandrake will usually have 'mdk.i586.rpm'. An RPM package is very easy to install or uninstall, with the following commands: # rpm -Uvh packagename.rpm (for install) # rpm -e packagename (for uninstall) And in the case of licq, it should already be on the CD, and you can install the RPM from there. To extract and install a .tar.bz2 file, type: # tar -xzjf filename.tar.bz2 # cd filename # vi README (or vi INSTALL) To extract and install a .bz2 file, type: # bzip2 -d filename.bz2 # cd filename # vi README (or vi INSTALL) In both cases, you will most likely do: # ./configure # make # su (to change to root) # make install ---- Note: If this answer resolves your problem, please remember to close this incident.
noelmreyes : 27/08/02 02:19 AM : More info provided -
noelmreyes : 06/09/02 03:03 AM : Incident closed -   my command line was rejected, there something wrong on the options, but i tried using the rpm instead . .and it was good . .however i still cant use LICQ coz it cannot connect thru my proxy server , maybe i really need the updated version

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