most tar.gz files are source packages to be compiled. you can do on most
of them:
./configure
make
make install
but i dont think you want libc5 since your system is libc6 (glibc).
Kirk
>On Sun, 24 Sep 2000, Vikas wrote:
> I am running Redhat(Zoot) and know how to extract tar.gz file. The
> problem is that how to install .tar.gz files like the RPM file does.
> Many linux packages come in tar.gz format like the latest libc5 and I do
> not know which file to be copied where in the directory after
> extracting.
>
> Please help.
>
> Vikas
>
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