how to install tar.bz2 files in ubontu?

Question

i'm new to linux, just started to use today...
i've downloaded a file amarok-2.4.0.tar.bz2, after i extract it contains many folders like utilities, cmake, doc etc.... and files like install, readme, todo etc..
wat do i do next? how do i install this thing? i've tried all the ubontu forums but could'nt understand a thing.. can any1 tell me how to proceed next in detail plz?

Answer 1

You will need to install cmake since you downloaded the source code for Amarok which is a KDE application.

http://amarok.kde.org/wiki/Compiling



I advice you to use the Software Center to download Amarok. It will save you a lot of headaches.



Compiling KDE apps on GNOME is a pain if you have never compiled anything from source before.

Answer 2

try reading the readme and install files that is always a good start, XP



some software packages have some specific method which will be listed in these documents but a general process goes as follows:



make sure you are in the top level of the extracted directory

run:

~$ ./configure

~$ make

~$ make install



you might need to run make and make install as root or suid root (sudo or su)



I'm not sure if you specifically want to build Amarok from source but you can always install it via binary by running:

~$ sudo apt-get install amarok



Or even better, if you want to compile it from source is to use apt to get the official Ubuntu source.

~$ sudo apt-get build-dep amarok

~$ mkdir BUILD # just to keep things clean

~$ cd BUILD

~$ sudo apt-get source amarok

~$ cd amarok

~$ ./configure

~$ make

~$ make install



and again depending on the package you may need to run make and make install as root or with sudo or su



EDIT:

check out this link.

it will pretty much walk you through what I've already said but will also show you the Ubuntu Software Center which is a nice GUI tool for installing software in Ubuntu

http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/installingsoftware

Answer 3

You are doing it the hard way. The default method of installing programs in Ubuntu (or any other major Linux distributions) is through a software package manager program (either Software Center or Synaptic in Ubuntu).



If you need a more up-to-date version of Amarok than what's in the default software repositories available through Software Center or Synaptic, consider installing it from an external PPA (Personal Package Archive).



Here's the instructions:



http://www.webcoz.com/how-to-install-amarok-2-4-in-ubuntu-10-10-from-ppa/



Open the terminal and run the following commands:



sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install amarok