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List:       wuftpd-questions
Subject:    Re: install help - update WU-FTPD
From:       Bob Luckin <bob () ti ! com>
Date:       2001-02-28 20:34:23
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On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 11:04:42AM -0500, Colossus Support wrote:
> I'd start with a basic book on Unix.

Also check out the man pages for gzip and tar.

Cheers, Bob

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Byron Smith" <wa6ylb@theworks.com>
> To: <wuftpd-questions@wu-ftpd.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 12:17 AM
> Subject: install help - update WU-FTPD
> 
> 
> > I've managed to get Caldera eServer 2.3.1 with WU-FTP 2.5.0 going as
> > distributed on the CD real recently. I'm the first to admit I dont know
> > much about
> > Linux, but am willing to plod along to find the answers.
> > I downloaded the .tar.gz file and have it on a sub directory in the
> > Linux machine. (I ftp'd it into the linux machine from my W98 machine, as
> I
> > haven't figured out
> > how to download from the net into the linux machine directly yet.)
> >
> > Now, to really show you how much I dont know....
> >
> > Where should this .tar.gz file exist (please give an example)
> > and what do you use to extract it?
> >
> > I see when I use the KDE file manager, I can "touch" the
> > wu-ftpd-current.tar.gz file and it
> > shows wu-ftpd-2.6.1/ . Upon touching that again, I see a bunch of files,
> > which one is
> > INSTALL. I've clicked on that, and see where you use the ./build xxx
> command
> > for this. Of course, I have no idea where the file is suppose to be, and I
> > suspect
> > you must be using the terminal window in KDE to tell it this command.
> >
> > Which brings up another question. Which ./build xxx version should I use?
> I
> > see lnx for linux, gen for
> > new system. I am currently running 2.5.0 of wu-ftpd now.
> >
> > I'm a real newbie here guys and gals. Please have mercy on me. The
> > instructions are written
> > to someone who has done this a zillion times.
> >
> > I do have another client thats in the .tar.gz format I want to "load" and
> > install, so
> > perhaps your instructions will help me do that too.
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
> >
> > end
> >
> >
> > Byron Smith
> > wa6ylb@theworks.com - Webpage: http://www.theworks.com/~wa6ylb
> > wa6ylb@wa6ylb.#nca.ca.usa.noam
> > ICQ 26114994
> >
> > If all those psychics know the winning lottery numbers, why are they all
> > still working?

-- 
Bob Luckin      bob@ti.com      "Coder, adapt; FTP Ada, redo C"

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