installing packages

Submitted by gnarly_buttons on Wed, 2006-11-22 19:29

I am a bit new to this. I have figured out how to install .deb packages, but how does it work with .tar.gz packages? If it helps, the specific page where this file is found is http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~bh/ The file is ucblogo.tar.gz Thanks for your help. Scott

Hi Scott, A tar.gz file is

Submitted by harv on Thu, 2006-11-23 08:51.

Hi Scott, A tar.gz file is just a compressed archive. You need to uncompress it and find the README file usually included which will normally have the install instructions inside. hth harv

got that far

Submitted by gnarly_buttons on Fri, 2006-11-24 20:54.

Harv, Thanks for your help with these problems. I got as far as you have instructed. When I type in ./configure it tells me: loading cache ./config.cache checking for gcc... no checking for cc... no configure: error: no acceptable cc found in $PATH Do I need a compiler? If so, which one? Be God's, Scott

Yeah, the Ubuntu family of

Submitted by dcparris on Sat, 2006-11-25 00:13.

Yeah, the Ubuntu family of distros do not generally include the compiler by default. I believe you want to download the 'build-essentials' package. Hope this helps, DC Parris Editor-in-Chief LXer.com - The world is talking about GNU/Linux and FOSS

That worked to correct that

Submitted by gnarly_buttons on Sat, 2006-11-25 16:07.

That worked to correct that problem. However, the readme file is just too complicated for me. I don't understand what I need to do. Could somebody e-mail me privately to help me? Thanks, Scott gnarly_buttons@yahoo.com p.s. maybe put something about help with linux in the subject line

Ok. I found ucblogo in

Submitted by gnarly_buttons on Sun, 2006-11-26 16:04.

Ok. I found ucblogo in adept. I installed it that way, but I cannot find it in my K Menu. How can I get it there to where I can use the program? Thanks, Scott