How to install tar.gz files in Kubuntu?

[Eljo]

i cant get my finger on how to install tar.gz packages for install. I can open them with ARK but that's not installing. Witch software do i need to install these in the right place and how?

[Eljo]

Re: How to install tar.gz files in Kubuntu?

Oke this I do not understand. When using get-apt install linux knows where my download is and installed it. I mean this is great but how does it know where I left or downloaded this package to install.

[dibl]

Re: How to install tar.gz files in Kubuntu?

i cant get my finger on how to install tar.gz packages for install. I can open them with ARK but that's not installing. Witch software do i need to install these in the right place and how?

CAUTION !!!

Since you posted in "New Guy" I'm going to advise you against attempting to install anything that you obtained as a xxx.tar.gz -- you could bork your system pretty badly in very short order.

Until you have learned all about "debian packages" and related matters like how to handle missing dependencies, you should stick with the packages in the official (and the semi-official) repositories. There are over 26,000 of them -- you should be able to find what you need there.

If you absolutely need to install a non-Ubuntu package, you need to start a new thread, tell us what you need, and hopefully a kind soul will guide you so that you don't break your system.


MORE: http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...092288.new#new

[Eljo]

Re: How to install tar.gz files in Kubuntu?

What i need is software in Dutch (thunderbird), this is not in standard in kubuntu

[dibl]

Re: How to install tar.gz files in Kubuntu?

So, even you installed Kubuntu with the Dutch locale, t-bird does not give you Dutch?


Is the Dutch t-bird available in a .deb package?

[Rog131]

Re: How to install tar.gz files in Kubuntu?

Have you tried package: thunderbird-locale-nl ?

Menu and message resource and region property package
for Thunderbird (Dutch; Flemish language, nl).

Thunderbird (or Firefox, or Seamonkey) from the Mozilla

There is the > Ubuntuzilla

This is the home of the Ubuntuzilla project, which is a python script that allows the user to install the latest versions of Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla SeaMonkey, and Mozilla Thunderbird on Ubuntu Linux....

From the tar archive:

a) Download the thunderbird tar.gz from the Mozilla
b) Unpack the tar.gz

Here it is in the /home/rog/Public/thunderbird-2.0.0.22.tar.gz.

Konsole:

sudo tar -C /usr/local -xvf /home/rog/Public/thunderbird-2.0.0.22.tar.gz

Check

ls /usr/local

bin etc firefox games include lib man sbin seamonkey share src thunderbird XnViewMP

Symlinking:

sudo ln -s /usr/local/thunderbird/thunderbird /usr/local/bin/thunderbird

Check:

ls -l /usr/local/bin/thunderbird

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 34 2009-06-24 21:08 /usr/local/bin/thunderbird -> /usr/local/thunderbird/thunderbird

Now the Thunderbird will start with the command:

thunderbird

Adding Thunderbird in the KDE menu:

Right click the K > Menu Editor > click the Internet section active

File > New Item...

Change the Icon and add the start command = Command: thunderbird

Save and exit the KDE Menu editor