Linux Mandriva & installing WINE

mikekelly · 01-27-2006, 09:33 PM

Hello,

I have recently installed Linux Mandriva and I am wanting to install WINE so i can run some windows apps, I have downloaded the WINE file .tar.bz2 and was wondering how I can execute this from within Linux, I would also appreciate any other help on getting started with Linux after coming from a strictly Windows background.

Thanks

Mike

Veurruckte · 01-28-2006, 12:25 AM

That's a tar/Bunzip2 compressed archive. If you're using KDE or gnome you should be able to right click it and have it automatically extracted. From the shell you can run
$ bunzip2 *.bz2
$ tar -xf *.tar && rm *.tar

Then from there read the INSTALL, or most likely just run

$ ./configure
$ make
# make install

There's heaps of good linux documentation around the web. PM me if you want some Ebooks.

mikekelly · 01-28-2006, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Veurruckte

That's a tar/Bunzip2 compressed archive. If you're using KDE or gnome you should be able to right click it and have it automatically extracted. From the shell you can run
$ bunzip2 *.bz2
$ tar -xf *.tar && rm *.tar

Then from there read the INSTALL, or most likely just run

$ ./configure
$ make
# make install

There's heaps of good linux documentation around the web. PM me if you want some Ebooks.

so is this done in a console of via the GUI? I hope the GUI via right cliking on stuff

Camper · 01-28-2006, 01:09 AM

If you can download a rpm you might have a gui install option at least for SUSE I do.

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01-28-2006, 12:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
Veurruckte Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 17 Posts: 240	That's a tar/Bunzip2 compressed archive. If you're using KDE or gnome you should be able to right click it and have it automatically extracted. From the shell you can run $ bunzip2 .bz2 $ tar -xf .tar && rm *.tar Then from there read the INSTALL, or most likely just run $ ./configure $ make # make install There's heaps of good linux documentation around the web. PM me if you want some Ebooks.