[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: [SLU] .tar [Rookie question]..

[MadHat]

Shel Johnson wrote:
> 
> Being VERY new to the Linux community, I really have NO Idea as to what
> I'm doing.. That's why I'm counting everyone for help.. since I wanted 128
> bit encryption, that's why I chose tar.gz [on someone else's advice] I
> 'spammed' across several mailing lists because I still haven't quite
> figured out which question goes to which list.. Please be patient with us
> newbies :)

Trying not to be too rude, but did you try reading the file called
README.install that is included with the tar.gz file you downloaded and
un tar.gz'ed?  for example...

#  tar zxvf communicator-v475-us.x86-unknown-linux2.2.tar.gz
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/README.install
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/ns-install
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/vreg
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/ifc11.jar
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/iiop10.jar
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/jae40.jar
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/java40.jar
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/jio40.jar
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/joptio40.jar
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/jsd10.jar
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/ldap40.jar
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/resource.jar
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/scd10.jar
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/nethelp-v475.nif
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/netscape-v475.nif
communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2/spellchk-v475.nif
# cd communicator-v475.x86-unknown-linux2.2
# less README.install
======================================================================
Installation Information For Communicator 4.75
======================================================================

The recommended way to install this software is to use 'ns-install',
<SNIP>

and you go from there.  most installs do ahve README's included to help,
be sure to look for them.

> 
>         That is assuming he is using Debian, I can see he spammed several
> lists
> with this question.
>         Shel Johnson: Plese limit the questions to the appropriate lists.
> Since
> you were not using the debs, just the NTLUG would have been fine.
>         I personally use Debian, but the debs do not have 128 encryption,
> which I
> need for online banking. :(
> 

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