Linux Software-Installation Basics
Learn three ways to install Linux applications





PROBLEM:
It s no longer unusual to find Linux systems in Windows envionments, so you should know the basics of install Linux applications?a somewhat different process than installing Windows apps.
SOLUTION:
Learn the three main ways to install Linux applications.
WHAT YOU NEED:
A system with Linux installed, the Linux application you want to install, and any or all of the following: a source-code-configuration utility, a package manager, and a binary-only release of a Linux application.
DIFFICULTY:
2 1/2 out of 5

SOLUTION STEPS:

1. Obtain the Linux application you want to install.
2. If installing by source, download a source-code?configuration utility, such as GNU Autoconf.
3. Run commands to extract, configure, and install source code.
4. If installing by package manager, run the rpm command, query the package, and install it.
5. If installing by binary-only method, obtain a binary only release of the Linux application, run the tar command to extract the application, and install it.


In "A Linux Primer for Windows Administrators" (November 2004, InstantDoc ID 44104),
I discussed basicinformation that Windows administrators need to know about Linux.
Because Linux is everywhere these days,you need to keep up with current Linux management trends and techniques,
especially when it comes to howLinux works in your Windows environment.
In this article, I consider an important part of administering Linux:
application-installation management (i.e., how to install, remove, and clean up Linux software).
I discuss installing by source, installing by using a package mana