----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven D'Aprano" <st...@pearwood.info> To: <pan-users@nongnu.org> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 16:37 PM Subject: Re: [Pan-users] Re: compile ?
> On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:25:09 am Travis wrote: > > [...] >> > tar -xvjf ~/Desktop/pan-0.133.tar.bz2 >> >> I have .tar.gz and did just did what David Shochat said to do. > > And the z option is correct for the file you have, but you typed the > wrong file name. Sorry for the red herring. > > >> > Travis, I assume you're a little inexperienced with the Linux >> > command line, so I'll give you a couple of hints that may help in >> > the future: >> > >> > * The options mean: >> > x = extract >> > v = verbose (prints what it is doing) >> > j = pass the file through bzip2 for decompression first >> > f = use the file named next >> >> Little inexperienced is an understatement. >> Why would I want to print what I am doing? > > Not print to a printer. With the v option, the tar program will print a > list of files to the screen as it extracts them. > > >> > * You don't need to type the long file name, which is error prone. >> > As you type the command, when you get to pan- hit the TAB key on >> > your keyboard and the shell will try to auto-complete the file >> > name. (Of course you can copy and paste it too.) >> >> I'm reading these instructions on my Windows desktop and trying >> things on another desktop so copy and paste is not an option. > > On your Linux machine, start by typing the command and the beginning of > the file name: > > tar -xvzf ~/Desktop/pan- > > Now press the TAB key and the Linux shell will try to fill in the rest > of the file name. If it can't, you may need to type an extra character > or two, then try TAB again. > > Then hit ENTER and away it goes. > > >> > * "tar --help" and "man tar" (without the quotes) will give you >> > lots of information about tar. Possibly too much :) >> > >> > * If you're running a modern version of Linux with a decent GUI >> > like KDE or Gnome, you should be able to just double-click the file >> > to get a nice GUI application to extract the files. The command >> > line is more powerful and flexible, except when it's not, but for a >> > single file there's nothing wrong with using a GUI. >> >> I'm running Ubuntu 8.10. > > You probably should stick with the command line, because it will be > easier for us to help you if you run into trouble. > > But if you really want to use the GUI, I believe that Ubuntu defaults to > the Gnome desktop. (Unlike Windows, in Linux you have a choice of > desktops.) I try not to use Gnome, I dislike it, but double-clicking > the file should work. Then just treat it as if it were like Winzip: > look for an Extract All menu or button, and continue. The file extracted when I gave the proper commands. I think it is better for me to learn by command line. My next step in the "Build from Source" is? Thanks -- Travis in Shoreline Washington _______________________________________________ Pan-users mailing list Pan-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pan-users
