yes i know there have been plenty of linux threads in the past but none of them are about my problem so here it is:
i don't know how to install stuff so i can use it with linux. i tried downloading a nes emulator and that worked. what am i supposed to do after that? should i extract it somewhere? i extracted it so now it has all the folders and "ljng.exe" which i think is the emulator but when i try to run it, it asks me what program to run it with. what am i supposed to do about that? BTW, this is about installing/running stuff, not emulation so it's not illegal
well, first you have to get the linux install packages. These are most often sourcecode files in the tar.gz or tar.bz2 format. There are also things like RPMs and DEBs if your distro supports them. To install a source package just extract it, then open up a terminal and most often type the following set of commands:
./configure
make
make install
make clean
You should always read the README file first though.
Unlike windows linux can execute any file. However EXE's are binaries compiled for windows. You could try running them through wine although that woulld probably be slower. Do as Gannon says. Can I ask which Distro you are running though?
UGH! I was using SUSE 10 (I even bought the damn thing) and I couldn't compile jack-crap with it. When ever I got to a stage (make... config?) it gave me errors, never got it to work.
I use the latest version of Fedora Core (whichever version it is, I dunno. not on it right now) and its great! Way better then the previous Slackware 9 that I used.
I'd imagine right now you wish you were a cuttlefish...
Skyone wrote:UGH! I was using SUSE 10 (I even bought the damn thing) and I couldn't compile jack-crap with it. When ever I got to a stage (make... config?) it gave me errors, never got it to work.
You forget to have the delevopment packages? I'm asking as I recently found the the same problem, so I threw my install disc inot the machine and added the development C/C++ compilers.
vskid wrote:Nerd = likes school, does all their homework, dies if they don't get 100% on every assignment
Geek = likes technology, dies if the power goes out and his UPS dies too
Skyone wrote:Nope, I installed every package on the 4.7GB DVD (which addd up to 8.5GB...) and still had the problems.
Try "bash comfigure", that's what I used to start the compiler.
You think you can have a better time on a different distro or different Unicy go ahead. I started with RedHat 9, to Fedora Core 1, to SuSE 9.1, to PC-BSD 0.7, to SuSE 10.0, and when PC-BSD has a final 1.0 release I'll likely go to that. I still haven't found a perfect distro/OS, I'm trying to find the best and that has elluded me.
vskid wrote:Nerd = likes school, does all their homework, dies if they don't get 100% on every assignment
Geek = likes technology, dies if the power goes out and his UPS dies too
I'll try bash configure, but yes, I started with RedHat 9, then came up to SUSE 10.
The only reason I bought SUSE 10 is because RedHat 9 would give me errors, I was never able to get the graphical OS (actually once, I did, but I forget how - I was 10 years old...).
Look RedHat is something I wouldn't suggest to anyone, I can't understand way Gannon still uses Fedora. Only place I use Fedora is at school, otherwise I prefer soemething that (my opinion) sucks.
As for compiling a program you have two optinions; the make command, which is iffy from my experiance: the other is to run the script through bash. Now I've taken intro the shell scripting class and as bash is the default shell it's a safe bet that you run it it will kick in the compiler as that's what the script will call to start up. I'm sure Gannon has other tips or suggestions as he's the programmer of this community, but that's all I have to say.
vskid wrote:Nerd = likes school, does all their homework, dies if they don't get 100% on every assignment
Geek = likes technology, dies if the power goes out and his UPS dies too
^ I like fedora But then again, I've only tried Slackware 9 and Fedora.
If my parents let me do that free Ubuntu CD thing I'll try it out, but I can't justify a freaking long download when I have a working linux distro on my drive.
Ugh, three wink smileys make that four
I'd imagine right now you wish you were a cuttlefish...
Just get the rpm of any program u want. It is so much easier beacuse yast (SUSE 10) installs it for you. But make sure u have plenty of repositories though- http://www.suseforums.net/index.php?showtopic=18464 (SUSE 10)
