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Re: Program installations

#926
From: Fantacmet
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 12:43
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As an appendage, I know people have tried to help me with a couple of things
and have said something abuot the make command and gave me instructions
while I was in windows so I could try it when I rebooted into linux only to
find out there is no make command.  Or at least none that I can find.

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Fantacmet@yahoo.com
Fantacmet.tripod.com/main

If ignorance is bliss then why aren't more people happy?

Fantacmet <fantacmet@ipns.com> wrote in message
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> I am at my wits end I swear it.  Forget all the other problems I am having
> with linux.  I bought a copy of maximum linux and it came with a CD which
> had some nice software I would like to install.  The problem is I have no
> clue how to install them, if I just start uncompressing them it doesn't
work
> ( should know I tried and now I have wasted space but thats another story)
> and there are no automated installation executables or anything like that
> and I don't even know how to find an executable.  In the micro$oft garbage
> there is .com, .bat, and .exe extensions identifying programs as
> executables.  I think two things that would make linux just excellent is
> automated installation procedures for programs, and executables that have
a
> specific extension.  I realize the latter is most likely not going to
happen
> as alot of stuff would have to be done to make this so.  However the
former
> can be done, and needs to be done for those who are not admins and don't
> know their way around linux(people such as me).  I am a hardware and
> internet tech but I have no experience with linux.  All my experience is
> with dos, win3.x and win9x.  With all the new M$ crap coming out such as
me
> and 2000 I know this stuff is garbage and have decided it is time to go to
> linux.  Although I am still using 98se and will be along side of linux for
> awhile.  I am running peanut linux version 8.2 with kernel version 2.2.18
> and KDE(which I cannot stand) Speaking of which I cannot figure out how to
> get xfce installed off the maximum linux CD and every suggestion that I
have
> tried including the stuff that was step by step has been no help
whatsoever.
> Any help anyone could give me would be of great help.
>
> --
> Fantacmet@ipns.com
> Fantacmet@yahoo.com
> Fantacmet.tripod.com/main
>
> If ignorance is bliss then why aren't more people happy?
>
>
>
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