[TriLUG] tar help?==> Basic Linux class

[WA Brown]

And me. I live 4 hrs south of Raleigh. I would need some lead time to be 
able to go.

WA Brown


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dsandif" <dsandif at email.unc.edu>
To: "Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list" <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] tar help?==> Basic Linux class


>I would.
>
> D-
>
> jonc wrote:
>
>>If we had a Basic Linux class sometime next month (over a Weekend) how
>>many folks would show up?
>>
>>Jon Carnes
>>
>>On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 20:31, WA Brown wrote:
>>
>>>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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