Re: [Pan-users] Re: compile ?

[Travis]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven D'Aprano" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
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
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Travis in Shoreline Washington