Linux n00b Q: what to do with Makefile

biggreen96 · 01-23-06, 04:08 AM

I keep running into this problem while trying install progs and such.
I DL a .tar.gz and it contains a Makefile and from there im lost.

specificaly this time im trying to use the nvidia xconfig utility. (nvidia-xconfig-1.0)

so I get into the terminal and into the working directory and...

netllama · 01-23-06, 10:48 AM

The nvidia-xconfig utility is installed with 1.0-8178, so there's normally no need to download the source separately unless you wish to perform some kind of development with it.

If you wish to build it manually, all you need to do is run 'make'.

Thanks,
Lonni

gnutux · 02-01-06, 08:06 PM

to install, run make install

be sure to be root

gnutux

silverspider · 02-10-06, 06:56 PM

im trying to do this one too.

Im logged in as root and i have the xconfig extracted to root/nvidia-xconfig-1.0 so all the files are in that folder. I am so confused as to how to write the command.

This is my first attempt at using Linux so im very very green at getting the commands right .

Thanks for the help in advance

gnutux · 02-12-06, 10:20 AM

launch a terminal by pressing CTRL+ALT+[F2-F6] then login as root, finally:

Code:

cd nvidia-xconfig-1.0
make install

Press CTRL+ALT+F7 to bump back to your graphical side.

gnutux

01-23-06, 04:08 AM	#1
biggreen96 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1	Linux n00b Q: what to do with Makefile I keep running into this problem while trying install progs and such. I DL a .tar.gz and it contains a Makefile and from there im lost. specificaly this time im trying to use the nvidia xconfig utility. (nvidia-xconfig-1.0) so I get into the terminal and into the working directory and...

01-23-06, 10:48 AM	#2
netllama NVIDIA Corporation Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 8,763	Re: Linux n00b Q: what to do with Makefile The nvidia-xconfig utility is installed with 1.0-8178, so there's normally no need to download the source separately unless you wish to perform some kind of development with it. If you wish to build it manually, all you need to do is run 'make'. Thanks, Lonni

02-01-06, 08:06 PM	#3
gnutux Linux User: 362616 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 108	Re: Linux n00b Q: what to do with Makefile to install, run make install be sure to be root gnutux

02-10-06, 06:56 PM	#4
silverspider Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3	Re: Linux n00b Q: what to do with Makefile im trying to do this one too. Im logged in as root and i have the xconfig extracted to root/nvidia-xconfig-1.0 so all the files are in that folder. I am so confused as to how to write the command. This is my first attempt at using Linux so im very very green at getting the commands right . Thanks for the help in advance

02-12-06, 10:20 AM	#5
gnutux Linux User: 362616 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 108	Re: Linux n00b Q: what to do with Makefile launch a terminal by pressing CTRL+ALT+[F2-F6] then login as root, finally: Code: cd nvidia-xconfig-1.0 make install Press CTRL+ALT+F7 to bump back to your graphical side. gnutux

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