Installing software from CD
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RE: Installing software from CD
From the terminal, cd to the directory you moved it.

tar xvf install.tar

Then you're looking for a "dist" directory. If it has it, as root do:

inst -f dist

If you're not sure you're root, do "whoami" on the command line.

If it doesn't show a dist directory, look for a readme or instructions, or if you see any of the following when you ls after tar xvf:

.spec
.idb
.sw
.man

As the file extensions then you can just type inst as root.

Using the installer software is relatively self-explanatory but if you have any problems there are some documents I can share on it.

I'm the system admin of this site. Private security technician, licensed locksmith, hack of a c developer and vintage computer enthusiast. 

https://contrib.irixnet.org/raion/ -- contributions and pieces that I'm working on currently. 

https://codeberg.org/SolusRaion -- Code repos I control

Technical problems should be sent my way.
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Installing software from CD - by photo570 - 04-27-2021, 05:05 AM
RE: Installing software from CD - by Raion - 04-27-2021, 02:49 PM
RE: Installing software from CD - by photo570 - 04-27-2021, 10:12 PM
RE: Installing software from CD - by Raion - 04-27-2021, 11:51 PM

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