Thread: Command line installation

It is possible to download, unpack and install from the command line itself. The command to download a software is wget followed by the URL of the package. To download and install.

Once the download is complete, press [Enter] again. Now type: $ tar xvf tuxracer- 0.61. tar gz, and continue installing with the / configure, make, and make install commands.

This means that the package has. been installed properly. Another easy way to install is to use the apt-get command for debian-based distributions. In the command line. type: $ sudo apt-get install packagename So. for example. if you want to install a game called pingus.



Notice that the dependencies are being resolved in the command line. Type in Y and press [Enter]. The command line will show a list of packages and how much time is left.

Assuming you have yum installed. the apt-get equivalent for SuSE is $ yum install packagename. If you do not. then please . install it as handling the dependencies will be troublesome otherwise. To make sure that the apt-get command is working at all times. make sure that the repositories on the system are always updated.

Note: If the programs don't appear in the menu after installation for any of the other methods. the programs will be located in one of the two bin folders on your file system.