Problem installing tar package under linux

[Amy Adams]

Hello,
As the title suggests, I have a problem in installing the tar file. What are these files all about. I double click on this but they do not open up. What is the exact reason that the software is not installed? Any help regarding this is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[WinDoWLoCuS]

Hello,

One method:
- Extract the archive (tar zxf somepackage.tar.gz) ;
- Read the README, INSTALL or assimilated it contains.

No assumption can be made as to the contents of the archive and the build system used by developers (autotools, scons, qmake, cmake, waf, setuptools, boost.build, etc..).

[HardWeaR]

Hello,
Just follow these steps

tar xzf somepackage.tar.gz

This wil extract the files

cd directory

change the directory

(Read the README file / INSTALL)

Read the file

. / Configure

Configure the file

make

Build the package

sudo make install

Install the software

[cyber-noob]

Hello,
And of course, also used for software than Firefox, you'll find somewhere a good package for your distribution. Even if it does not use the deposits. I am giving this as an example because, I have seen that the mozilla firefox comes with a executable file which is already build. So, if you see, you do not have to build the package, just need to run the file and the application is started.

[SoftWore]

Hello,
Especially that Firefox is relatively boring to compile. That said, I find it a bad idea in general to add deposits like that in his system. Both use such binaries distributed by Mozilla rather than relying on deposits transgressions or not having the same level of security to the official repositories. I guess i am correct here most of the people agree to it.