installing tar.gz

[ku637]

Can i install tar.gz and similar ones using kpackage manager??
I need to install some library files in a pc not connected to net.
I dnlded the lib files in tar .gz format but plz tell me how to install with kpackage mangr or Shall i merely follow ./configure,make, and makeinstall

[Markus]

You can use "./configure - make - make install" but often it's easiest to download a .deb package and install with "sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb".
I don't use kpackage but I doubt if it can handle tar.gz. Which package are you trying to install?

[ku637]

download a .deb package and install with "sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb".

Is the all library files available in .deb format??

Which package are you trying to install?

libgii-0.9.2.src.tar
libggi-2.1.2.src.tar
And also some simple arcade games too[/quote]

[Markus]

How about these versions:

apt-cache policy libgii0
libgii0:
  Installed: 1:0.9.1-0.1
  Candidate: 1:0.9.1-0.1
  Version table:
 *** 1:0.9.1-0.1 0
        930 ftp://ftp.fi.debian.org testing/main Packages
        990 ftp://ftp.fi.debian.org unstable/main Packages

apt-cache policy libggi2
libggi2:
  Installed: 1:2.0.5-1.1
  Candidate: 1:2.0.5-1.1
  Version table:
 *** 1:2.0.5-1.1 0
        930 ftp://ftp.fi.debian.org testing/main Packages
        990 ftp://ftp.fi.debian.org unstable/main Packages

If the debian box hasn't internet you can search at http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages#search_packages within testing and unstable branches, and check the packages dependencies so you can download those as well. For example this http://packages.debian.org/testing/libs/libgii0 page says the dependencies are:

Other Packages Related to libgii0
[dep]= depends	[rec]= recommends	[sug]= suggests

    *[dep] libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-21) [not alpha, ia64, m68k]
          GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone data
      libc6 (>= 2.3.5-1) [m68k]

    *[dep] libc6.1 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-21) [alpha, ia64]
          GNU C Library: Shared libraries and Timezone data

    *[dep] libgii0-target-x (= 1:0.9.1-0.1)
          General Input Interface X input target

[maxIT]

Do someone can tell me how to uninstall something installed in the "./configure - make - make install" way?
Apt-get and dpkg are always explained as installing and removing tools, but what about uninstall sftware installed in the above mode, that I've never found answer in various tutorials ?

[OErjan]

go to the directory that you installed from and try "make uninstall" or similar, read the documentation, it is usualy there somewhere if possible.
the uninstall it may work great but it also MAY harm your system, if you read the makefile you should also be able to see what you should delete maually...

[ku637]

Ok one more question
Ive asked it as a separate question but no one replied
when i run ./configure I get an error

checking for KDE... configure: error:
in the prefix, you've chosen, are no KDE headers installed. This will fail.
So, check this please and use another prefix!

can you tell whats the pblm??

[Markus]

If you install source packages with checkinstall you can uninstall more easily: http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/147

The missing kde headers is probably a missing dev package, I'd say kdelibs4-dev.