Thread: Linux (Fedora) - how to install software?

I'm trying to install a *.tar.gz file, and having some problems. Everything works fine up to the point where I switch to the root user and type the "make install" command. Then, I get this: [root@localhost unix]# make install/usr/bin/install -c -m 755 plink /usr/local/bin/plink/usr/bin/install -c -m 755 pscp /usr/local/bin/pscp/usr/bin/install -c -m 755 psftp /usr/local/bin/psftp/usr/bin/install -c -m 755 pterm /usr/local/bin/pterm/usr/bin/install: cannot stat `pterm': No such file or directorymake: *** [install] Error 1[root@localhost unix]# What is this install error, and how can I fix it?***Note: I can't use the package manager, since I have no internet connection for it to retrieve the 'repository' information.

Hi,Have a look at the man page for installinstall -c wil only COPY source to destinationwhileinstall -d will create the corresponding directories..From the error you get :/usr/local/bin/pterm does NOT exits....so...error..Change your installation script so it will run with the -p switch-R.

Hi. First, okay, you can't use yum. You can still use RPM. Read the rpm man page: if you have a computer with an internet connection and a cd burner, burn the rpm of the package you are trying to install to a cd, mount it, then type "rpm -ivh <pathname (e.g. /media/cdrom0/)><filename>". TAR.GZ files are generally for plain vanilla linuxes. They will run but not as well as rpm files.pterm is obviously part of the package you are trying to install. It is not compiling for some reason, and therefore not installing. This sometimes happens when installing vanilla Linux packages in either red hat -derived or debian-derived (such as Ubuntu Linux Mint) systems. Before trying to fix it try to find the rpm file and install it.