Guest OraclePhoenix Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 Hello, I just recently Installed Mandrake 10, and I Love it, Windows sucks but I still have too have it cause its the only OS thats working with my NIC Card. I have downloaded the files required to install the driver for Mandrake 10, but I don't know How to install it, is there a a place where I can learn it or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor57 Posted September 16, 2004 Report Share Posted September 16, 2004 What type of file is it? If it's a RPM, then you can just double click it...If it's a tar.gz (or similar) you will have to extract, etc. from the command line. tar -zxvf yourFileName.tar.gz cd /into new directory created ./configure make make install make clean I would do some research first before trying this if you haven't done it before. Check and see if there's a readme file with the drivers. That's ususlly your best bet if there's any particular install instructions. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OraclePhoenix Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 It's a .tar file, can you explain the steps further? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor57 Posted September 22, 2004 Report Share Posted September 22, 2004 A tar file is a zipped archive file that you need to extract to install. A RPM file (Redhat Package Manager) is an executable file that you can just click and install. Since you have a tar.gz file, if my instructions aren't easy enough for you to follow, I would google tar and see if there's any better explanation online somewhere. Sometimes you can also open tar files with konquerer to view the contents inside. I would do that, and look for a readme file. Normally readme files tell you exactly how to install your file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest OraclePhoenix Posted September 26, 2004 Report Share Posted September 26, 2004 I opened the .taz file and it has a Readme file but it designed for expertienced users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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