[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: [SLU] .tar [Rookie question]

[Randall Gibson]

	That is asuming he is using Debian, I can see he spammed several lists with this question.
	Shel Johnson: Plese limit the questions to the appropriate lists. Since you were not using the debs, just the NTLUG would have been fine.
	I personally use Debian, but the debs do not have 128 encryption, which I need for online banking. :(

	Randall Gibson


On Sun, 10 Sep 2000 07:07:24 Phillip Deackes wrote:
> Shel Johnson <cachemonet at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I want to update Netscape Communicator to 4.75.. I've downloaded the
> > .tar.gz file.. I ran the tar command that extracted the files
> > [thinking it
> > would be like an .exe file in Mr Gate's OS].. My question is: what do
> > I do next??...
> 
> You forget that download and fetch Netscape correctly using apt-get
> install. On the command line do 'apt-get update' then, when that has
> finished, do 'apt-get install communicator' and after a while you will
> have Netscape Communicator installed on your system.
> 
> Always check for a Debian version of any software you want - only use a
> tar.gz version if you absolutely must or need to.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Phillip Deackes
> Using Storm Linux
> _______________________________________________
> http://ntlug.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>