[SWLUG] Avi splitter and burner

[Neil Greenwood]

On 02/04/06, AlunPD <alun.pd1 at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
> I do not have the faintest how to compile or to install a programme from a
> .tar extension.
>
> Perhaps someone can give me the KISS meathod of using the other means of
> opening and adding a programme into Linux.


Justin gave a good explanation. The key is to look for a README or INSTALL
file. If you don't know how to extract the files from the archive, say so in
a reply and you'll get 15 explanations!

I have an old computer her in the house so I think I will get it running
> with a Linux system on it and realy mess it up on a regular basis as that
> is
> how I learned about windows and what I could and could not do, if I killed
> me first windows box once I did it a dozen times before I started to use
> it
> seriously.
>
>
This is your best suggestion. Trashing an unimportant system (then trying to
fix it!) is the best way to learn. Try different distros too, something like
Gentoo or Linux From Scratch will *really* teach you what's going on -
they'll also take a lot of time to install when you first try them. One good
thing I found about Gentoo was that I could stop the install in the middle
(when it wasn't compiling), then restart it the following day from the same
point.



HTH,
Neil.
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