[TriLUG] tar help?==> Basic Linux class

[Jim Ray]

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jonc wrote:
> If we had a Basic Linux class sometime next month (over a Weekend) how
> many folks would show up?
> 
> Jon Carnes
> 
> On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 20:31, WA Brown wrote:
>> I have installed Fedora Core 5 on an extra harddrive. What I want to do at 
>> this time is to install a player that will play MP3's and internet audio and 
>> video streaming. I have been trying to learn linux for a couple of years and 
>> have learned a lot but I never have learned the basics(commands,where things 
>> go, and such). There is no place around here to learn linux.I have a stack 
>> of books 3ft high but none that I can find starts from the basics. All of 
>> them assume that you have a working knowledge of linux. I have been looking 
>> for someone who lived close enough to help me on occaision. I was in Raleigh 
>> for a class and went by Redhat on Friday. That was a waste of time. They 
>> said that I couldnt talk to anyone unless I had an appointment. That seems 
>> to be a bad way to do business. If people cant learn linux then how do they 
>> expect to get customers? The people on Trilug and Uclug have helped me 
>> tremendously and for that I thank everyone. I know a Newbie can be a pain 
>> but we and I dont have anyplace else to learn. Besides,I hate MS with a 
>> passion!
>>
>>
>> Thank You,
>> WA Brown
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Randall Barlow" <randall_barlow at ncsu.edu>
>> To: "Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list" <trilug at trilug.org>
>> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 7:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] tar help?
>>
>>
>>> WA Brown wrote:
>>>> I dont have the basics of linux. I have all kinds of books and read a 
>>>> world full but nowhere can I find a step by step.
>>> Which mpg123 tarball did you pull?  Can you post a link to it so we can 
>>> make a step by step for you?
>>>
>>> R
>>>>
>>>> WA Brown
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Sutton" <william at trilug.org>
>>>> To: "Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list" <trilug at trilug.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 7:23 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] tar help?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Did you remember to
>>>>>
>>>>> ./configure <options>
>>>>>
>>>>> before make'ing? :)
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> William Sutton
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 12 Jun 2006, WA Brown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I need a little help. I cannot get a tar.gz to install. I have fought 
>>>>>> this
>>>>>> and its whipped me. Can someone help?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I can unzip it and unpack the tarball but thats as far as I can go. I 
>>>>>> cannot
>>>>>> get it to install. I have tried "make" and it says there is nothing to 
>>>>>> do. I
>>>>>> have never really understood how to do this. Couls someone give me a 
>>>>>> step by
>>>>>> step instructions? I am trying to install mpg123 on Fedora Core5.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> WA Brown
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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