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I downloaded a file called SOURCE_SVR_Linux_38037.tar.gz, how do I install it?

It's the package for splashtop.

I'm pretty new to Linux, so please explain with detail.

joe
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Just to rank your options:

  1. You'd be best off just installing it from the Software Center.
  2. Second best would be from downloading one of the four "installer packages" they provide. These are .deb files and they would be a double-click-to-install process.
  3. Lastly your choice is downloading, extracting, compiling and installing manually. The following covers your starting point: How do I install a .tar.gz (or .tar.bz2) file?

Unless you've got a really good reason to need the hardest install path, I'd just pick one of the others.

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Oli
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Step 1, extract the file as user208145 suggested:

If you're in a GUI environment, double-clicking/opening the file should open with an archive manager.

If you're on command line, tar -xv <filename> will unpack it.

Step 2, read the README file in the extracted folder, and following the instruction.

Ben Lin
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If you're in a GUI environment, double-clicking/opening the file should open with an archive manager.

If you're on command line, tar -xv <filename> will unpack it.

user38537
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