Installing tar.gz files

[NoOp]

On 11/19/2009 05:00 AM, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> devan wrote:
>> Hello Ubuntu users,
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>   I am new to Ubuntu and I am very confused.  I recently installed Ubuntu
>> 9.04 and I have a tar.gz file of dvd::rip that I would like to install.
>> Could someone please send very clear instructions to me on how to do this?
>> I am not used to using Terminal or anything on Ubuntu.  Thanks.
...
>> 
> 	The usual way to load new things on Ubuntu is to use:
> 
> 		$ sudo apt-get install filename
> 
> where filename is the name of the application you want to add.
> 
> 	So tell us what your trying to load. The regular way might work.
>

You use 'sudo apt-get install' tar.gz files? Pretty interesting...

@devan; welcome to Ubuntu. You may find these helpful to bookmark & review:
https://help.ubuntu.com/
https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/index.html
https://help.ubuntu.com/community
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Applications
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FileCompression
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto

Note: you can user the searchbox on any of the above just the same as
you can with Google. https://help.ubuntu.com actually uses a custom
local Google search engine - that's why you get Google advertisements on
the pages. Hint: install addblock plus in your browser to get rid of them.

Back to your tar.gz file;
To extract the tar.gz, use the Archive Manager (File Roller). This is
the default & when you double-click the tar.gz file from within Nautilus
(Places|Home etc), you will automatically launch the Archive Manager - see:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/File%20Roller
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OtherWaysToInstall

But for now, I'd recommend simply using Synaptic or Applications|Ubuntu
Software Center (dvd::rip is located under sound & video) to install the
package. And no, you wouldn't use 'sudo apt-get install' to install a
tar.gz file & it's generally a much better idea to install packages from
the Ubuntu repositories if they are available. There are exceptions to
that last, but for now just stick with what is available:-)