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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Thu, 4 Aug 2005 RandumAri AT netscape.net wrote:

> Hey again,
>
> > > Why can't you mount BL3 from the other distribution?
> > > Is it installed to hard drive, or are you using the loop version?
>
> BL3 can't mount it because its installed on a minix (old linux) filesystem.

What version of linux are you using?

> > > > I can't find mkdosfs for BL3 though. [so I can format a 4th partition as 
> > > > shared space]
>
> ->BL3 doesn't include it.  You can install it from
> ->Slackware 4.0.

> I think its in bin-9.2.0-i486-2.tgz .  This is sort of a new problem 
> though.  When I try to "pkg [FILENAME].tgz" it seems to install. Then, 
> after installing I try typing in the name of the package and I get a 
> command not found.  Does that mean that I installed an incompatable 
> package (and if so, how can I uninstall it?)  Or am I typing in the 
> wrong executable name (what are the actual names?).  I've tried 
> installing lincity, which worked when I typed in xlincity, but I can't 
> get anything in a "bsd-games-2.13-i386-6.tgz" package or "mp3.tgz" to 
> work, even when in an X environment.

You should type the name of one of the programs in this package, not the 
name of the package.  For instance type 'mpg123' 'mp3.tgz'.

Steven has set up a way to show you what is in a package.  cd to the 
directory where the .tgz file (package) is located, type 'd', you will see 
a list of files, arrow down to the *.tgz want to look inside, hit Enter. 
You should get a list of all the files in the package.  The executable 
files are most likely in /bin /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin (unless they are 
X programs) or something else on the path.  Type set to see what is on the 
path (it is listed after PATH).

> Thanks for helping me get on my feet here,
I am still stumbling around myself getting lots of help.


> Lazarith