Try thislink. On 2/12/06, Technomage wrote: > > On Sunday 12 February 2006 10:51, Robert N. Eaton wrote: > > > > And I was using su rather than root, hoping to avoid permissions > problems. > > su can work, but some objects not on the path for your env will not be > available. > > > > > By the way, does Debian in general, and Xandros in particular, have a > > problem with tarballs? Or have I never learned how to unpack and > > install them? I never had this much trouble when I was using RedHat or > > other .rpm based distro. > > I've used debian a lot for compiling. no problems noted. > I often create a dir for the tarball, then untar it there using tar -xvf > of tarball) > > thats pretty much all there is to it. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Donn There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -- Dave Barry