how to install .tar.gz and .bin and .rpm files

Asked by prateek

i want to install Realplayer10GOLD.bin
and avg75lms-r39-a0859.i386.tar.gz
and limewire.rpm plz help me in detail how to install these files
further r these files should be on desktpo while installing or can be in any drive
thank u

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Johannes Pilkahn (j-pilkahn) said :
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The .tar.gz is an archive and most likely contains source.

The .rpm is a RedHat binary. Ubuntu is Debian based and as such works with .deb binaries.

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftware should be a worthy read.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
#2

Instead of limewire i suggest you frostwire... https://launchpad.net/frostwireproject

To install Frostwire you must first install Java
A) to install Java
- Using System->Administration->Software sources [Ubuntu software] please enable all the repositories.
- Then open a Terminal from the menu Applications->Accessories->Terminal and type:

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude upgrade
sudo aptitude install sun-java6-jre sun-java6-bin
plase confirm pressing "tab" key and pressing enter the java licence agreement

give your user password when requested, you don't see nothing when you type it, then press enter.

B) to install frostwire go to http://www.frostwire.com/?id=downloads
and select install with gdebi then push to "install" gdebi button

if you don't get dependencies error you will find Frostwire under Applications->Internet->Frostwire

Hope this helps

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
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prateek (prateekbansal) said :
#4

hey but i also want to how to install these kind of files

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
#5

I can't do more than this i have put detailed step by step... install method in previous messages.

Thank you

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prateek (prateekbansal) said :
#6

plz tell me how to install avg75lms-r39-a0859.i386.tar.gz file. i cant find easy steps how to install .tar.gz file in ubuntu from http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftware

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said :
#7

Simply click on .deb link of this page http://free.avg.com/download?prd=afl and choose open using Gdebi

Hope this helps

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