I'm a dumb in linux.... help please!

[Lasker]

Ok guys, one more time I need help with linux, I sound like a dumb but I don't know how to install a program downloaded, for example I want to install Firefox and Thunderbird and is a pain in the ass to install, I don't know what to do, someone yesterday told me about to type ./firefox-installer but nothing happend, so, one more time, I need help, please can someone tell me step by step how to do it?, and also the file is a "tar.gz"

[Prosidius]

Extract the file(right click --> Extract), the run ./firefox-installer from the shell.

[Lasker]

ok, what is the shell?

[jamend]

It's the thing where you type commands.

[dreiko]

the shell is where you type the commands...kind of "DOS" of windows...for ex: where you type dir or something like that...

[Fotix]

It might help if you'd point out which Linux distribution you're using. I hope it isn't Slackware. Mwahaha.

:jump:

[Lasker]

I'm using mandrake 10.2 rc2

when u say that is looks like DOS u mean the terminal?

[Prosidius]

yes.

[Lasker]

well I did it and nothing happend, say "./firefox-installer: No such file or directory"

[Seth]

You have to untar the tarball and ungzip it into a directory, then cd to the directory, then type your ./firefox-installer.

[tzbf2003]

After you've extracted the files, cd into that directory and then type ./firefox-installer

edit: to slow... LOL

[Lasker]

all right, can someone explain me wtf is CD????

[Seth]

:/

cd = change directory.

http://wks.uts.ohio-state.edu/unix_course/intro-20.html

[TonyNZ]

http://www.linuxcommand.org

[Lasker]

damn, why is so complicated to install a simple program, oh boy

[Prosidius]

It's easy, your just new to the crowd.

[Lasker]

I tried and does not work doing: cd /home/user/firefox-installer the file or directory does not exist.

can someone tell me step by step how to do it in KDE 3.3

[Prosidius]

Did u read the install directions?

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/re....2.html#install

http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbir...es.html#install

[Tungsten T]

I tried and does not work doing: cd /home/user/firefox-installer the file or directory does not exist.

can someone tell me step by step how to do it in KDE 3.3

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Did you extract the tarball to /home/user/firefox-installer because if you cant cd to it then its saying that that folder, /firefox-installer, is not there

stop smokin weed your way to slow allready (your avatar), J/K

[Lasker]

thanks guys for u replies, well I was able to load CD, now when I insert and run the command "./firefox-installer" this is what the console say: ./firefox-installer-bin: error while loading shared libraries: libstdc++.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

[Fotix]

You're probably missing a (or a bunch of) dependency. This isn't going to get any more fun on Mandrake.

[Lechio]

Give the guy a break... lol

Go to mandrake Control Center > package management and install libstdc++

It's that easy just enter the keyword libstdc and it will tell you what to install.

[Lasker]

thanks LechioPT I will try

[markwolfe Veteran]

Doesn't Mandrake have a nice urpmi command to install (makes it find and resolve dependencies, like apt-get or yum)?

[patelvishaal]

Ok guys, one more time I need help with linux, I sound like a dumb but I don't know how to install a program downloaded, for example I want to install Firefox and Thunderbird and is a pain in the ass to install, I don't know what to do, someone yesterday told me about to type ./firefox-installer but nothing happend, so, one more time, I need help, please can someone tell me step by step how to do it?, and also the file is a "tar.gz"

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It's all good i am like tat to but in school our teacher converted the whole lab to linux,each machine is dual booted ither xp or ubuntu n he trys to teach us some basic things

we use ubuntu cause its preety straight forward try using the apt-get procedure if u noe how