newbie! installing java and other programs on RedHat Linux 9 1

[maxpower1]

I finally managed to set up my linux server to connect to the internet(the first step on abandoning MS!).

I want to learn how to setup/run programs on linux from the command prompt.

I have created a 'developer' user so I can customize all the java development tools to run under this user.

questions:
1. After downloading the programs, i.e most of them end with
*.bin and tar.gz etc, how do I install them appropriately? Specifically, what unix commands?

What's a good website for these kinds of questions, i.e.
installing apache tomcat, setting up jdk 1.4, j2ee etc. I am talking about sequence of specific UNIX commands.

thank you



~za~
You can't bring back a dead thread!

 

[ady2k]

Read the documentation from the website where do you download the software.

 

[Gloups]

The easiest way to begin is effectivly to read the doc in each web site you use to download your softs.

If you download files like .tar or .tar.gz you'ill also have to compile them.

You may should install all your softs using RPM packages.

Let's have a look at

http://www.rpmseek.com

or

http://www.rpmfind.net

to download them

then use the RPM and play function )

if you download a package like apache.1.2.3.4.rpm, to install it you juste have to use the folowing command:

rpm -Uvh apache.1.2.3.4.rpm and also have a look to the manpages of rpm

 

[maxpower1]

thanks gloups

~za~
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