How to intall softwares Kubuntu 8.04 ?

[dollar]

I recently dowloaded .tar.gz file and extracted with ark , but how to install that software ?

Please explain me in easy way. Thanks !

[mfabry]

Re: How to intall softwares Kubuntu 8.04 ?

You have to compile it yourself. Sources usually have some readme files included. Have you checked for binary packages first? If you compile software yourself be aware that most of them don't have uninstall feature. You can easily mess your system that way.

[dollar]

Re: How to intall softwares Kubuntu 8.04 ?

It have readme file but there is no installation procedure in that ! What to do ?

README=

crclient 1.1 for Unix/Linux

Contents
* Introduction
* Make
* Options
* Example of Configuration File

Introduction

Cyberoam Client is a part of the Cyberoam product which is a complete solution to
Employee Internet Management. This tool provides an interface for the client to
communicate with the Cyberoam server. There are various options provided which help the
client to effectively communicate with the server.

Make
crclient supports two modes at the time of compilation.
1) Single Login
2) Multiple Login
In case of single login only one user is allowed to login at a time. For
enabling single mode the macro CFLAGS in the Makefile has to be disabled.
#CFLAGS=-D__MULTILOGIN__

In case of multiple login option the more then one user can login at a given
time. The macro CFLAGS has to be enabled before making the files.
CFLAGS=-D__MULTILOGIN__

Other make options include the clean option. Before making the file after the macro is
enabled/disabled the clean option should be used.
Ex.
$make clean.

Options

-u : The option is responsible for sending a login request to the server. It requires
username as a parameter.

-s : The option is for setting preferences for the client. Preferences such as AskonExit,
AutoLogin, ShowNotification and Server Address can be set using this option. The
preference values are then reflected in the Configuration file.

-l: This option is used to send a logout request to the server. In case of Multiple
Login mode this option requires argument i.e Username.

-h: provides help for the client.

-d: Specify the location for log file.

-v: Sets the verbose mode on. This option is for debugging purpose.

-V: Provides Current Version information.

-f: Specify the location for the configuration file.

Example of Configuration File

AskonExit 0
AutoLogin 0
FirstTime 1
Password
Port 6060
SavePassword 0
Server 192.9.203.203
User ankit
ShowNotification 1
LiveRequestTime 180
AlreadyLoggedIn 0
VersionId 1
Version crclient1.1

The configuration file includes the above showm parameters. First Configuration file is searched
at /etc, if not found it is searched in the user's home directory. If the configuration file is
not found at both the places a file is created in the user's home directory by accepting the
essential parameters from the User.

NOTE :

i) User has to manually disable the SavePassword option in the configuration file by setting the
value of SavePassword field to zero , once the option is enabled.

ii) Also, if the savepassword option is enabled and Password field is found to be null in the
configuration file the user have to disable the savepassword option i.e by setting the
SavePassword field to 0, inoder to login.

iii) If -f option is specified the full path along with the filename should be specified.
Ex. /home/ankit/CyberClient.conf.

iv) In case of Sun Solaris the multiple process issue is vulnerable.No gaurantee is taken to
control multiple client process invocation.

v) In case of '-d' option if log file cannot be opened at the specified location client exits.
In absence of '-d' option preference for log location is
1) '/var/log'
2) Users home directory
3) '/tmp'
If all the three preferences fail logging will be done on standard output.

[mfabry]

Re: How to intall softwares Kubuntu 8.04 ?

Do you want to run the application in single or multi login? Check file named "Makefile" for CFLAGS=-D__MULTILOGIN__ and check/uncheck the option. Have you tried following (inside unpacked directory):
1. ./configure
2. make
3. sudo make install
Hopefully you've got all the necessary packages installed. Check out article how to make packages the Debian way:
http://www.linux.com/articles/60383
Some more reading:
http://georgia.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=731648

[dollar]

Re: How to intall softwares Kubuntu 8.04 ?

1. ./configure
2. make
3. sudo make install

First we have to open .tar.gz with Konsole OR Open Konsole directly and enter that ?

[Snowhog]

Re: How to intall softwares Kubuntu 8.04 ?

Cyberoam Linux Client guide

Includes installation steps for the Linux Client.

[dollar]

Re: How to intall softwares Kubuntu 8.04 ?

I want to install Cyberoam Client (aka Sifi Client) - Using this i can login to access internet.

Download Link(readme included) - http://www.divshare.com/download/5586359-14e

If you don't mind, can you please tell me whether the above file is able to install in your machine ?

[dollar]

Re: How to intall softwares Kubuntu 8.04 ?

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[mfabry]

Re: How to intall softwares Kubuntu 8.04 ?

Looks to me you have already a binary so no compilation is required. Try ./crclient -h for help. I don't use it so I won't be of much help what options to choose. README really sucks - it's completely misleading.