[TriLUG] tar help?

[WA Brown]

Fedora Core 5



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cristobal Palmer" <cristobalpalmer at gmail.com>
To: "Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list" <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] tar help?


> What distribution are you using? There is very likely a package to install
> that out there so that you don't have to compile it yourself.
>
> -CMP
>
> On 6/12/06, WA Brown <brownwa at ftc-i.net> wrote:
>>
>> I am trying to install "mpg123".
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jason" <jason at monsterjam.org>
>> To: "Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list" <trilug at trilug.org>
>> 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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