Re: help needed

Justus Victor <[email protected]> writes:

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> Greetings to You.
>
> I am trying to install the mdbtools.tar.gz. I changed the name, but
> i left the extension as it is. It is located in my home
> directory. so i tried the following command ~$ sudo apt-get install
> mdbtools.tar.gz it said that the "couldn't find package.
>
> so i tried ~$ sudo apt-get install '/home/assisteng/mdbtools.tar.gz'
> and it gave the same error. I tried ~$ sudo apt-get install
> /home/assisteng/mdbtools.tar.gz and it still didnot work.
>
> I am using ubuntu 7.10 gutsy gibbon. 

The apt-* commands only works for debian packages (.deb, I
think). Installing from a tar-ball (.tar.gz) you have to extract the
source code, build, and install the software manually. It is
recomended that you find the name of the package for Ubuntu, the name
is probably "mdbtools", so try ~$ sudo apt-get install mdbtools

If that does not work, I suggest you seek help on a ubuntu-specific
mailing list, because the problem is ubunutu specific. They probably
have a mailing list for ubuntu users.

Jarl



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