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Article #113Re: Please read and help if you can, Thank you
From: Buck
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 00:00
Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 00:00
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I am using Corel Linux Thank you Shawn Smith <shawns@SPAM.unt.edu> wrote in message news:398d6971.1543310@news.unt.edu... > On Sat, 05 Aug 2000 17:48:05 GMT, "Buck" <buck@cfl.rr.com> wrote: > > >First let me start by saying excuse me for being so ignorant when it comes > >to what I have to say. > >I have installed Linux with no problems and it looks great, and yes I have a > >lot to learn. BUT! Now that I have Linux as my only OS how do I Install > >programs??? I have a CD with all kinds of great stuff that I would like to > >load on to my new OS and don't know how to do it. I went to the bookstore > >and looked at many books on how to install programs and there is nothing on > > "Offical Red Hat 5.2 LINUX operating system Installation Guide" > I got it for $20 sans cd. I have 6.1 but found this book to be very > useful. > > >the subject at all. There is a lot on how to load Linux on to a computer, > >but nothing on how to load a program once you have Linux on your pc. > > > >Is it that hard? I have posted many times with no replies except for emails > >that go something like this " Yea I want to know how to do that to but was > >afraid to ask" " and when you find out please email me and let me know" > >Is it really that hard? or is it that easy? > >Please if you can help, please post the answers so more then just me can > >know. > > > >Thank you so much > > > > From RH, instructions on how to install RPM's > http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/faqs/rhl_general_faq/FAQ-4.html#ss4.22 > > With RH (I have 6.1) and gnome I just right click (in the graphical > file mgr) on the file and choose install--for RPM's. > > Also, gnorpm, was glint, works. > > With a *.tar.gz just copy it to a tmp dir. Un-tar and un-zip it then > follow the INSTALL file's directions. > > > All the best, > Shawn Smith !UNT Proud! > My Resume http://sites.netscape.net/shawnspad/shawn_smith_resume.htm > My freeware: http://sites.netscape.net/shawnspad > > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 11663c,d1639238bb45808d X-Google-Attributes: gid11663c,public X-Google-Thread: 100c5f,d1639238bb45808d X-Google-Attributes: gid100c5f,public X-Google-Thread: f9825,d1639238bb45808d X-Google-Attributes: gidf9825,public X-Google-Thread: 109314,d1639238bb45808d X-Google-Attributes: gid109314,public X-Google-Thread: faa64,d1639238bb45808d X-Google-Attributes: gidfaa64,public X-Google-Thread: 1101c9,d1639238bb45808d X-Google-Attributes: gid1101c9,public From: "Buck" <buck@cfl.rr.com> Subject: Re: Please read and help if you can, Thank you Date: 2000/08/05 Message-ID: <6_Zi5.616$pq5.11600@typhoon.tampabay.rr.com> X-Deja-AN: 654845767 References: <prYi5.579$pq5.11201@typhoon.tampabay.rr.com> <398d6971.1543310@news.unt.edu> X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com X-Trace: typhoon.tampabay.rr.com 965504002 24.27.199.214 (Sat, 05 Aug 2000 15:33:22 EDT) Organization: RoadRunner - Central Florida X-MSMail-Priority: Normal NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2000 15:33:22 EDT Newsgroups: alt.linux,alt.os.linux,at.fido.linux,at.linux,dc.org.linux-users,linux.help