From: dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On Wed, 03 Apr 2024 11:05:19 -0400, Jeff Gaines  wrote:   
      
   >   
   > Now I have my Linux PC up and running I want to install "acidrip". Doesn't   
   > appear in the Mint archive but I managed to find and download it manually.   
   >   
   > However, I am at a loss as to how to install it. I managed to extract some   
   > files from it, some are also tgz or tar.gz so I extracted those but I   
   > can't see anything that looks like an install file/script - and it's a bit   
   > like those Russian dolls, I wasn't sure how long to keep going!   
   >   
   > Is there an easy to use program with a graphical interface that I can just   
   > point to the top level tar.gz file and it will do all it needs to install   
   > the program please?   
      
   While others have explained this is an application that's dead, I'll cover   
   how to install from a tar.gz (or tgz) file.   
      
   tar is used to create an archive file that contains directories and files.   
   gzip is a compression utility.   
      
   By combining the two, a compressed archive file can be created. The concept   
   is the same as with zip files.   
      
   First, like when using a zip file, the contents must be extracted.   
      
   "tar -xf filename.tar.gz" will extract the contents into the current directory.   
      
    From there, applications that are only intended to be run by the user will   
   have   
   an executable file in the extracted directories and/or file that can be run   
   directly.   
      
   If it's intended to be a system level application, it will need to be copied to   
   a location such as /usr/local. Then it will be available to all users on that   
   installation.   
      
   There are many options available to control the tar program. See "man tar" for   
   details.   
      
   Regards, Dave Hodgins   
      
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