[TriLUG] tar help?

[WA Brown]

I have installed Fedora Core 5 on an extra harddrive. What I want to do at 
this time is to install a player that will play MP3's and internet audio and 
video streaming. I have been trying to learn linux for a couple of years and 
have learned a lot but I never have learned the basics(commands,where things 
go, and such). There is no place around here to learn linux.I have a stack 
of books 3ft high but none that I can find starts from the basics. All of 
them assume that you have a working knowledge of linux. I have been looking 
for someone who lived close enough to help me on occaision. I was in Raleigh 
for a class and went by Redhat on Friday. That was a waste of time. They 
said that I couldnt talk to anyone unless I had an appointment. That seems 
to be a bad way to do business. If people cant learn linux then how do they 
expect to get customers? The people on Trilug and Uclug have helped me 
tremendously and for that I thank everyone. I know a Newbie can be a pain 
but we and I dont have anyplace else to learn. Besides,I hate MS with a 
passion!


Thank You,
WA Brown



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randall Barlow" <randall_barlow at ncsu.edu>
To: "Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list" <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 7:39 PM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] tar help?


> WA Brown wrote:
>> I dont have the basics of linux. I have all kinds of books and read a 
>> world full but nowhere can I find a step by step.
> Which mpg123 tarball did you pull?  Can you post a link to it so we can 
> make a step by step for you?
>
> R
>>
>>
>> WA Brown
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Sutton" <william at trilug.org>
>> To: "Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list" <trilug at trilug.org>
>> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 7:23 AM
>> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] tar help?
>>
>>
>>> Did you remember to
>>>
>>> ./configure <options>
>>>
>>> before make'ing? :)
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> William Sutton
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, 12 Jun 2006, 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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