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tar files

Asked by Peter Taylor

I am new to Ubuntu, and am not real good at windows either....... I have downloaded a game to my desktop and it is a .tar.gz file.... I have tried terminal mode with tar vxzf (file name) .tar.gz Well as much as I didn't understand anything about what that all meant etc..... like many others I have seen asking the same question, I got the same result.......... it didn't work. all I want to do is install the game. INSTALL would be easier...... as I dont want to learn a foreign language just to use a computer, is there a simple solution...........and I do mean simple. I don't feel too bad, as my brother is struggling with it too, and as it was I who talked him into trying Ubuntu in the first place, I feel a bit stupid when I cant even load a game myself ( and he is watching me struggle)

Peter

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Tony Mugan (tmugan) said : 		#1

Where did you get the download from?

You could just double click on the .tar.gz file to open it into a folder on your desktop and then there should be instructions contained in that folder.

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#2

Hello

Its

tar xvf <Your file.tar.gz>

cd <the program directory>

./configure

sudo make

cd src/program_name [ program name should be replaced by your program]

sudo make install (will install the file)

Please let us know the game you are trying to run....

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Peter Taylor (jesmelash) said : 		#3

I managed to unzip the tarball into my usr directory... but the ./configure command did nothing... error message directory dosnt exist.

peter

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> Your question #38531 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/38531
>
> Bhavani Shankar proposed the following answer:
> Hello
>
> Its
>
> tar xvf <Your file.tar.gz>
>
> cd <the program directory>
>
> ./configure
>
> sudo make
>
> cd src/program_name [ program name should be replaced by your program]
>
> sudo make install (will install the file)
>
> Please let us know the game you are trying to run....
>
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Peter Taylor (jesmelash) said : 		#4

hi... got the tarball open into directory... but nothing there to install. just some folders and .py files

peter

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> Subject: Re: [Question #38531]: tar files
> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 10:49:39 +0000
>
> Your question #38531 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/38531
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Tony Mugan proposed the following answer:
> Where did you get the download from?
>
> You could just double click on the .tar.gz file to open it into a folder
> on your desktop and then there should be instructions contained in that
> folder.
>
> --
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Peter Taylor (jesmelash) said : 		#5

the game is castle-combat-0.8.1
peter

> To: <email address hidden>
> From: <email address hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Question #38531]: tar files
> Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:16:15 +0000
>
> Your question #38531 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/38531
>
> Bhavani Shankar proposed the following answer:
> Hello
>
> Its
>
> tar xvf <Your file.tar.gz>
>
> cd <the program directory>
>
> ./configure
>
> sudo make
>
> cd src/program_name [ program name should be replaced by your program]
>
> sudo make install (will install the file)
>
> Please let us know the game you are trying to run....
>
> --
> If this answers your question, please go to the following page to let us
> know that it is solved:
> https://answers.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/38531/+confirm?answer_id=1
>
> If you still need help, you can reply to this email or go to the
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Best Tony Mugan (tmugan) said : 		#6

You first need to ensure that some dependencies are available by opening a terminal window (Applications menu, Accessories) and then typing

sudo apt-get install python-twisted python-pygame

The move into the folder that you extracted the downloaded game files to previously and type

./castle-combat.py

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Peter Taylor (jesmelash) said : 		#7

worked a treat... was simple and easy to follow.... thanks.

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Peter Taylor (jesmelash) said : 		#8

Thank you very much......... even I managed to follow your very easy instructions, and bingo works a treat. Do all tar files work like this?

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> Subject: RE: [Question #38531]: tar files
> Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 13:55:51 +0000
>
> Your question #38531 on Ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/38531
>
> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Tony Mugan proposed the following answer:
> You first need to ensure that some dependencies are available by opening
> a terminal window (Applications menu, Accessories) and then typing
>
> sudo apt-get install python-twisted python-pygame
>
> The move into the folder that you extracted the downloaded game files to
> previously and type
>
> ./castle-combat.py
>
> --
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> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/38531/+confirm?answer_id=5
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Tony Mugan (tmugan) said : 		#9

Glad to be able to help

tar files are just simply archives of a load of files all bundled into one.
What is contained within is usually documented by an included "readme" file with instructions on what to do next.