Hi John, >> I've been messing with RHLinux 5.2 and I'd like to install some programs >> on my system. Problem is I can't open the .tgz archives. I've copied >> enlightenment.tgz to the root dir and tried gunzip and tar but have been >> unable to get it to work. > >What were you trying to use to open it? Gunzip was what I tried to use but must have misunderstood the syntax :( > *.tgz is generally a Slackware tarball; Till now I didn't know the difference. :) >Redhat generally uses RPM, a widely-accepted format. First, try getting the RPM >from the site, and if that doesn't work for ya, here's the syntax for the tar >commands to deal with that tgz: OK, the reason I was trying to use the 'tarball' is because I've got a few Linux programs on CD's that came free with magazines. > >gzip -d filename.tgz >tar xvf filename.tar (this is created from the original file) Ahh thats the way it's done, thank you. >That'll create directories that all the stuff is supposed to go in, like >/usr/X11R6/bin, yada yada, so I suggest you untar this at your root directory (/), >so it'll automatically place everything. There's a -C (?) parameter to specify a >starting directory too, so you can go tar -C / xvf filename.tar Will the exe? show up in the X menu's automatically? >> Also, at boot linux hangs for about a minute while starting sendmail, is > >> that normal? > >This is a well-documented problem, and a quick fix. The problem is that sendmail >sits there trying to look up 'localhost' or something, which is just plain goofy. >I forget the exact fix, but it envolves adding 'localhost' to a file. Try putting >the line: > >127.0.0.1 localhost > >in /etc/hosts That should fix you up. If not, clobber me, and I'll seek out the >correct answer. :) I'll try that, Thank you. bob ======================================== Avenir Web's Computers Mailing List List Modes, Subscription, and General Info: Go to http://avenir.dhs.org/mailing.html List Archives: http://avenir.dhs.org/archives/ Administrative Contact: webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Get computer help: http://avenir.dhs.org ========================================