How to install downloaded software in mandrake 9

[pechenegs]

hi all,newbie here, how do install downloaded software. I have downladed java and mozilla software to my computer, but which commands do I need to use to install them in the terminal?

thx pech

 

[ericbrunson]

What kind of packages are they? Do they end in .rpm or .tgz or .tar or what?

There is also a command called 'file' on *nix and 'file whateveryoursoftwarefileisnamed.ext' will usually be able to tell you what it is.

 

[pechenegs]

hi,ah, I just got mozilla to install, so now just java. java is called rpm.bin. i managed to run it, but it says it's a shell script?

pech

 

[ericbrunson]

It is a self extracting archive of an RPM package.

Run the bin file: sh ./package.rpm.bin
and it will extract the rpm, then use rpm to install the package: rpm -i package.rpm