[TriLUG] tar help?

[WA Brown]

I am trying to install "mpg123".



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason" <jason at monsterjam.org>
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Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 6:47 AM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] tar help?


> what file are you using this command on?
> tar does not "install" anything.. its only used for unpacking tarballs.
>
> Jason
>
> On Mon, Jun 12, 2006 at 05:49:53AM -0400, WA Brown wrote:
>> I need a little help. I cannot get a tar.gz to install. I have fought 
>> this
>> and its whipped me. Can someone help?
>>
>> I can unzip it and unpack the tarball but thats as far as I can go. I
>> cannot get it to install. I have tried "make" and it says there is 
>> nothing
>> to do. I have never really understood how to do this. Couls someone give 
>> me
>> a step by step instructions? I am trying to install mpg123 on Fedora 
>> Core5.
>>
>> WA Brown
>>
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