totse.com | desperately seeking help with linux!!!

muffin_man · #1 2008-08-20, 06:00

As I'm sure you already derived from the title of this post, I am a complete newb to the world of linux. I installed ubuntu after I was completely unable to get winblows to function. I have done a little wih it but not much. Normall I just use the computer to surf the web and type but I recently downloaded a movie that I have been unable to purchase however I need to use hjsplit to compile the files and make a dvd image to burn.

This is where I need help. I've downloaded the *.gz files to my Desktop for both hjsplit and the kylix archive (or whatever you call it) however, I can't seem to figgure out how to install these componants onto my computer.

Both *.gz files are saved on my Desktop and keeping in mind that I don't really know what I'm doing, can anybody tell me how to go about installing both the program and kylix on my computer either via terminal or symantic? If terminal I really need all out code lines because I really don't know much other than "su" allows me root access and "cd" takes me places and "ls" lists what is there.

Please help me if you can. I really want to learn but I have a hard time with the information I've found online.

Thanks in advance,
MM

The Doc · #2 2008-08-20, 09:15

Wrong forum.
Post here:
http://www.totse.com/community/forumdisplay.php?f=184

Peace.

muffin_man · #3 2008-08-20, 19:21

Sorry about that.

Prometheum · #4 2008-08-21, 20:10

First off, your title is inappropriate. If you were asking about help with Linux, it'd be fine, but you're asking for help with Gnu(/Linux). Gnu (or Gnu/Linux) is an operating system, Linux is a kernel. If you told us which distribution of Gnu/Linux you were using, that'd be even better and more specific. You seem to be using Ubuntu (or maybe Debian, I don't know if they have synaptic as well).

So now that we're on slightly more stable ground, let's look at this: Do you really need to use those programs? If the movie doesn't work in Totem or VLC, you won't be able to uncompress it and burn it to a disc anyways. Have you tried installing the codecs for whatever format it is? Ubuntu includes most of these in the Multiverse repository, search for "gstreamer" in synaptic and install some of the plugins, if the right one is there.