On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:57:48 -0000, Keith <kilo_watt_radio@earthlink.net.SPAM> wrote:
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The Archives are a very important part of the Usenet.

Why do you want to keep your posts out of it?

So you can post things and then deny later that you did?

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From: Keith <kilo_watt_radio@earthlink.net.SPAM>
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Subject: Re: Where to install tar files?
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 15:57:48 -0000
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On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 12:28:21 GMT,
Alan Connor <zzzzzz@xxx.yyy> wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 06:45:11 -0500, Ed Stankevich <whoha@med.umich.edu> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Where should a file like MIME-Lite-3.01.tar be installed ? /sbin
>> /usr/sbin ????
>>
>
> Is that the source for an executable? If so, you should untar it in
> your home directory, or /usr/src and compile it from there as root.

No, it should only be compiled as a user to prevent errors from
screwing up your OS installation. The only time you run it as root
is when you install the binaries.

>
> Make will install the compiled binary where it belongs, usually with-
> out any need to edit it.
>
> ./configure

../configure --help
for installtion options.

> make

su -
password:

> make install


>
> are usually the commands your run from the source directory to do the job.
>
> Read the README. That's why they call it that :-)
>
>
> AC
>

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