[Ham-Linux] Need help on installing ham packages

[Steve Tell]

On Fri, 17 Jan 2003, Johnny (KM5IM) wrote:

> Hi
> 
> Since I have got my DSL up and ruuning now I can do some RedHat-linux 
> learning now.  I have downloaded some Ham package for PSK31 and echolink 
> and some others Ham packages as will. Some of these as RPMi386 extension 
> on them, are these self-install.

.rpm packages are used with the Redhat Package Manager.

to query a package file to see what's in it without installing, 
type:
	rpm -qip package.i386.rpm
or
	rpm -qilp package.i386.rpm

To install the package, you have to use "su" to get root priviliges, then
type:
	rpm -ivh package.i386.rpm

To erase (remove) a package, its just:
	rpm -e package

There are also several graphical-interface programs that can handle rpms.
Gnorpm is one such tool, but I generally use the command line one.

> And other as has these extension:
> (bin.tar.gz)
> (.tgz)

These are usually the same, with ".tgz" being a dosish abbreviation for
".tar.gz".

View contents with 
	tar -tzvf file.tar.gz
and unpack into the current directory with
	tar -xzvf file.tar.gz

Strictly speaking, "gzip" is the compression tool, a seperate step from
"tar" which bundles several files into one for transport.  In the old
days, you had to gunzip then untar.  But modern versions of the
"tar" program can do the compression/uncompression on the fly.

type "man tar" for documentation on tar.  At first reading the "man pages"
can be overwhelming, so just skim them.

> (.bin.gz)

This is single compressed file.  Unpack with 
	gunzip file.gz

> I know that some of these are like pkunzip (MSDOS), where you make a 
> Directory and unzip them in that Directory. Do you do the same in linux.
> So I am looking for a step-by-step on How-to-do that in linux.


"HowTo" in linux usually refers to the documents available here
and elsewhere:
http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/index.html
some are technicaly detailed or for particular hardware or network setups,
some are great introductions.  Maybe try:
http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/DOS-Win-to-Linux-HOWTO.html
http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/RPM-HOWTO/index.html


If you don't already have it in paperback or on CD, I recommend
downloading the Getting Started Guide for your version of RedHat from
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/

Welcome to Linux!

Steve
 
> Johnny
> KM5IM
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