How to install new softwares in Kubuntu 8.04 ?

[pottas]

I recently dowloaded .tar.gz file and extracted with ark , but I am not understanding how to install that software ? I need your help !

It have readme file but there is no installation procedure in that ! What to do ?

Here is the readme file -

crclient 1.1 for Unix/Linux

Contents
* Introduction
* Make
* Options
* Example of Configuration File

Introduction

Cyberoam Client is a part of the Cyberoam product which is a complete solution to
Employee Internet Management. This tool provides an interface for the client to
communicate with the Cyberoam server. There are various options provided which help the
client to effectively communicate with the server.

Make
crclient supports two modes at the time of compilation.
1) Single Login
2) Multiple Login
In case of single login only one user is allowed to login at a time. For
enabling single mode the macro CFLAGS in the Makefile has to be disabled.
#CFLAGS=-D__MULTILOGIN__

In case of multiple login option the more then one user can login at a given
time. The macro CFLAGS has to be enabled before making the files.
CFLAGS=-D__MULTILOGIN__

Other make options include the clean option. Before making the file after the macro is
enabled/disabled the clean option should be used.
Ex.
$make clean.

Options

-u : The option is responsible for sending a login request to the server. It requires
username as a parameter.

-s : The option is for setting preferences for the client. Preferences such as AskonExit,
AutoLogin, ShowNotification and Server Address can be set using this option. The
preference values are then reflected in the Configuration file.

-l: This option is used to send a logout request to the server. In case of Multiple
Login mode this option requires argument i.e Username.

-h: provides help for the client.

-d: Specify the location for log file.

-v: Sets the verbose mode on. This option is for debugging purpose.

-V: Provides Current Version information.

-f: Specify the location for the configuration file.

Example of Configuration File

AskonExit 0
AutoLogin 0
FirstTime 1
Password
Port 6060
SavePassword 0
Server 192.9.203.203
User ankit
ShowNotification 1
LiveRequestTime 180
AlreadyLoggedIn 0
VersionId 1
Version crclient1.1

The configuration file includes the above showm parameters. First Configuration file is searched
at /etc, if not found it is searched in the user's home directory. If the configuration file is
not found at both the places a file is created in the user's home directory by accepting the
essential parameters from the User.

NOTE :

i) User has to manually disable the SavePassword option in the configuration file by setting the
value of SavePassword field to zero , once the option is enabled.

ii) Also, if the savepassword option is enabled and Password field is found to be null in the
configuration file the user have to disable the savepassword option i.e by setting the
SavePassword field to 0, inoder to login.

iii) If -f option is specified the full path along with the filename should be specified.
Ex. /home/ankit/CyberClient.conf.

iv) In case of Sun Solaris the multiple process issue is vulnerable.No gaurantee is taken to
control multiple client process invocation.

v) In case of '-d' option if log file cannot be opened at the specified location client exits.
In absence of '-d' option preference for log location is
1) '/var/log'
2) Users home directory
3) '/tmp'
If all the three preferences fail logging will be done on standard output.

Please explain me in easy way. Thanks !

[prashanthpai]

Example to extract tarball. You can do it through GUI too.

tar zxvf firefox.tar.gz
This will extract and you can run firefox.

Some times, when you extract it and you'll have a .sh script to install it.

Kynaptic is the default package manager of Kubuntu and it's easiest and safe way to install all softwares through it rather than manually. I have Ubuntu and in Ubuntu it's called Synaptic.
http://kudos.berlios.de/kf/kisimlar/swmgmt.html#swmgmt

Kubuntu and Ubuntu help on how to install software
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware

You can use sudo apt-get <softwarename>
^ This will automatically download from net and install software. Each software has a unique software name.

[pottas]

Totally Confused

So i downloaded one software - crclient.tar.gz

How to install it ?

tar zxvf crclient.tar.gz ?

Now i am understanding how hard Linux is

[prashanthpai]

Okay, let me break it down to you. Tarballs aren't installers. It's equivalent to zip and rar files in Windows. That command that I stated above is just to extract the tarball which you can do it by right-clicking and selecting extract.

Tarballs may contain two kinds of files in them
- Binaries which you can straight away install or use software - comparable to exe in windows
- Source code files which you need to manually compile which could be hard for you

Linux is easy if you select the right package - You can download and install softwares using Kynaptic that comes with Kubuntu as I said earlier, everything it does all by itself. It's like Add/Remove Programs in Windows. Or if you wan't to manually download, do download .deb packages instead of tarballs. .deb are just like setup or installers in Windows. So you wont' be having any trouble.

But if you don't find any .deb packages and get tarballs with only source code in them, here's how to compile the software :
http://linux.byexamples.com/archives/156/installing-from-tarballs/

[pottas]

Thanks a lot Prashanth ! I will try that .

BTW : Where to enter some command like "tar zxvf firefox.tar.gz" and "tar -xzvf ns2.29.tar.gz -C /usr/src" ? In Run Box ?

[prashanthpai]

In Terminal

[pottas]

Oh shit! Again failed in instlling .tar.gz file :
I am working more than 3 hours for installation but no result . Becoming mad

Now understanding why windows has become that much popular.

Is there any way to convert .tar.gz to .deb ?

[prashanthpai]

The following way may work and I think you should give it a try :
http://www.falkotimme.com/howtos/checkinstall/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CheckInstall

[pottas]

I want to install Cyberoam Client (aka Sifi Client) - Using this i can login to access internet.

Download Link(readme included) 13KB - http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=7...db6fb9a8902bda

If you don't mind, can you please tell me whether the above file is able to install in your machine ?

http://broadbandforum.in/sify-broadb...-ubuntu-linux/

[prashanthpai]

It's double archive. It's like zip inside a zip. You need to extract the extract file again by rightclicking and selecting "Extract Here". Then you'll see a folder named "crclient"
And the instructions in the link and the file are totally different. The package does not contain any .sh files to install

1. Extract twice till you get a folder called crclient
2, Goto bash terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F1 and login as root
P.S : You can comeback to your previous GUI screen by pressing Ctrl+Alt+F7
3. Goto the folder crclient using cd <path>
If it's in desktop, then cd <yourusername>\desktop\crclient\
4. Now you can pass commands to the file crclient as said in Read Me file.
To see available options, type sudo ./crclient

It has no installation I guess. You can directly use it by passing commands to it.