> On Thu, Jun 29, 2000 at 12:50:05PM -0700, Eugene O'Leary mentioned:
> > How do I install a tar file?
[...]
> > I then tried the "install" command and
> > got the message: 'install' too few arguments. Can somebody
> > help? Excuse the stupid question, but I am still a newbie.
Once you un-tar the package, look for a README or INSTALL
file. If there is none, take a baseball bat, hunt down the
guy who released the package and hit him really hard.
Twice.
Any decent package should come with installation instructions.
Later,
Kenn
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