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May 15, 2011how to install new softwares in linux
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View 3 RepliesThe os i am using is RHEL5.
I have problem in installing software with the extension ".tar.gz" or".tar.bz2" .
First if we extract from a media ,how can we specify the destination folder"?
Is extracting by commands and with archival roller same?
After extracting what should we do to install?
my friend does not have a internet connection, he require vlc (to watch movies) and g++(as c++ compiler). how he can install these softwares in his pc offline??
View 9 Replies View RelatedI am new to Ubuntu and need help. I have been using windows but now I want a change this is why I have also installed ubuntu 9.10 in my pc using wubi with win7. I like it a lot.
For now, I do not have internet connection and when I go to the software center it requires an internet connection for software installation.
Is is possible if I can download softwares for ubuntu from any computer and then install them onto my PC?
Recently i installed kubuntu. i tried to install opera,chrome but i got error messages like dependency not satisfiable :libgconf 2-4
i'm new to ubuntu
i hav installed ubuntu 8.10 intrepid ibex using image file from dvd..i hav mounted dat image file and installed ubuntu but while updating or installing it is showing the folowing error..how to get rid of these error..
Could not download all repository indexes
The repository may no longer be available or could not be contacted because of network problems. If available an older version of the failed index will be used. Otherwise the repository will be ignored. Check your network connection and ensure the repository address in the preferences is correct.
When I try to start MySQL and httpd as a non-root user, I get error messagesstating that the user does not have permissions to start the services.I have checked the permissions of mysqld and httpd in /etc/init.d .. both of the files have rwxr-xr-x permissions.When I add the line%groupname ALL=(ALL) ALL in /etc/sudoers, I am able to run the services using sudo.How do I allow non-root users to install/uninstall/configure softwares and start/stop services ?I have tried with
SUI=/usr/bin/sudo -i, /bin/su
SOFTWARE=yum
%groupname ALL=(ALL) SOFTWARE, !SUI
[code]...
I am using Ubuntu 10.04 , but after updating ubuntu using update manager, I am unable to install software using software Centre.When I click install button the software centre does nothing. Update manager concluded
View 4 Replies View RelatedI have a several year-old Apple computer that has the latest Mac operating system (OS X 10.6.2). I wonder what are the advantages (and disadvantages) of converting my operating system to Linux. Or simply using Linux side-by-side Mac I take it that I would be able to use Linux and Mac on a single computer -- is this assumption correct?
View 2 Replies View RelatedIs there any other software like Wine for Ubuntu or for any other Linux distribution?
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View 2 Replies View RelatedIf i am installing softwares through rpm, i can later query to see which softwares are installed on my system (using rpm). But if i have installed any softwares from source (using tar, /.configure methodhow can i list those softwares to see which one are installed ?
View 11 Replies View RelatedI am using ubuntu 10.04 and have been told the only way to install any software is by entering the command 'sudo apt-get install software_name' at the terminal, but really the command works when online I need just like windows to DOWNLOAD ONCE,SAVE AND INSTALL MANY TIMES so long as i have the same copy of the softwares without Internet intervention.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI needed a couple of Mac softwares since I use them at my office.... but I also need them at home.. so that I can complete the rest of my work.But i am using Ubuntu... is there any application (such as Wine) that runs Mac softwares on Ubuntu.
View 9 Replies View Relatedwhere are the softwares in ubuntu's repository?can i download mesa3d in .deb format from there?im a noob so anyone has any ideas how to compile .tar.bz2 files (thet are call tarballs isnt it?)?
View 3 Replies View Relatedi always wanted to ask this question is that in windows if we install any program or software ...it is by default stored in c://program files/<package name> but in linux specially in fedora i have installed many apps and compilers ..bt dont know were it got installed were the softwares are getting installed by default in f14 ?
View 3 Replies View Relatedi wondered why softwares have different packages for different Ubuntu releases. for example: Miro for Karmic, Miro for Jaunty, Miro for Intrepid, ...[URL]
View 2 Replies View RelatedI just want to use 100% free (non-proprietary) softwares, how to choose between the repos, and if someone has done it before, can s/he give me some advice (like how can I avoid installing nonfree software unintentionally)
I want to experiment a bit because till this day, I did not care about it. For me it just should be working. Now, I want to see if I can do it without any problems, and experience the 100% free linux.
Are there any decent AV softwares for linux,with a Graphical frontend?
View 7 Replies View RelatedWhen using Gmsh (a mesh software) and Salome (CAD software and for post-processing too) for zooming, the system logs out, and all jobs are killed. I zoom using the middle button of the mouse, by pushing it (withing Gmsh), or pushing the middle button with the Control key (within Salome).But when zooming with the middle button but using the scroll function, that produces the zoom too, the softwares seem to be ok and no immediat crash (but I don't know how many times it will be ok ...).Is there any troubles with graphic libraries ?
PS: OS : CentOS 5.3, recently updated, x86_64. On other linux distribution, no trouble reported by other colleagues.
I'm using Ubuntu 9.04 jaunty.I want to install Ubuntu 9.10 from the cd but I dont want softwares that I installed to be lost.what should I do?(It's the matter of time,internet speed and internet traffic limits)
View 4 Replies View RelatedI am using ubuntu 10.10 i need to install windows 7 software in ubuntu 10.10 via wine. but wine supports only windows XP or how to upgrade the wine supports with the windows 7 softwares.
View 7 Replies View RelatedAfter installing softwares using the dpkg command,my ubuntu is not detecting my keyboard or mouse.
View 2 Replies View RelatedHow to update all softwares(rpms) through internet in rhel 5? give the detailed description
View 9 Replies View Relatedi want to updates softwares such firefox throuth internet.. how can i do it..my internet connection is running well
View 2 Replies View Relatedso i m not able to install wine software in redhatas i m newbie to linux i dont know how to run windows applications in redhat
View 6 Replies View RelatedI am a new user of FEDORA, would like to know how I can install software such as Canon Camera Software, Microsoft Encarta etc provided on CDs and DVDs into Fedora.
View 1 Replies View RelatedUbuntu can actually read files from Windows.But can Ubuntu install files that are supposed to installed in Windows.Is there any app in Ubuntu that can enable installation of for-Windows-only softwares? I want to Intall Adobe After Effects in my computer.
View 3 Replies View Relatedi want to know that can we do partition in ubuntu 10.10 just like windows? The problem is, if we want to upgrade Ubuntu 10.10 to new version and we have installed lots of useful software than how can bring back the same softwares? Is there any kind of BACKUP AND RESTORE technique so that we can restore it once we have upgraded our Ubuntu.
View 7 Replies View Relatedi am using 10.04 now and installed many softwares in it,i want to upgrade to 10.10,i dont have broadband so i cant upgrade via online.. going to use cd only,how to get all softwares which i already installed in 10.04.i think there is no option in cd for upgrade without new installation.. is there any option to get all sources of softwares in my system and to install it after installing 10.10.
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