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I am on linux mint and do not have root. I am new to terminal, could you list the actual commands or point me to a tutorial that explains it more in detail? th

I am on linux mint and do not have root. I am new to terminal, could you list the actual commands or point me to a tutorial that explains it more in detail? thanks again

svennek 11y ago
It depends on the programming language the project is done in. Read the README in the repository (most have some) For auto-tools (C) programs, usually: ./configure --prefix=$HOME/some-thing make make install your program should then be in $HOME/some-thing/bin/some-program
ColinWright 11y ago
> I am on linux mint and do not have root. > I am new to terminal ... So what do you know, what experience do you have, and what are you trying to achieve? How much of this are you familiar with? http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Linux_For_Newbies/Command_Line http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Linux_For_Newbies/Command_Line Without knowing the package you're trying to install, and then going away to install it myself and noting all the steps in minute detail, any assistance will have to be generic, and will depend on how much you already know. Why are you on Mint, and yet not have root access? For reference, there's also this: http://linuxnewbieguide.org/ http://linuxnewbieguide.org/
- hackercurious 11y ago
  I just have a basic install of mint, and it uses sudo as root. My past experience is installing programs in the repository using software manager or using synaptic. Everything I have used to create a program used a .tar or .deb file system. One thing I have been trying to install is http://foundation.zurb.com/develop/download.html http://foundation.zurb.com/develop/download.html, thanks
  - ColinWright 11y ago
    So why are you asking here instead of following the directions and contacting them via the support page: http://foundation.zurb.com/support/support.html http://foundation.zurb.com/support/support.html Can I also suggest that you read this: https://www.mikeash.com/getting_answers.html https://www.mikeash.com/getting_answers.html And I'm confused by what you mean when you say "it uses sudo as root". You can login as root by using: sudo su and then giving your password. Warning, this is extremely dangerous! As root you can completely screw your system. However, if it's your own install you can easily login as root.
  - ColinWright 11y ago
    OK, I've gone and had a look. Here: Create a directory for Zurb Change directory to the place you created Download the zipfile to somewhere Unzip the file Open the index.html file that was just created.
- hackercurious 11y ago
  I am looking over mikeash.com Getting Answers. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
  - ColinWright 11y ago
    See also my answer here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9268772 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9268772 That seems all that's necessary to "install" Zurb, although I don't have time to do more than a quick skim. There is an entire page on their web site on how to get support: http://foundation.zurb.com/support/support.html http://foundation.zurb.com/support/support.html That's all I have time for now - good luck.

I am on linux mint and do not have root. I am new to terminal, could you list the actual commands or point me to a tutorial that explains it more in detail? thanks again

svennek 11y ago

It depends on the programming language the project is done in. Read the README in the repository (most have some) For auto-tools (C) programs, usually: ./configure --prefix=$HOME/some-thing make make install your program should then be in $HOME/some-thing/bin/some-program

ColinWright 11y ago

> I am on linux mint and do not have root. > I am new to terminal ... So what do you know, what experience do you have, and what are you trying to achieve? How much of this are you familiar with? http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Linux_For_Newbies/Command_Line http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Linux_For_Newbies/Command_Line Without knowing the package you're trying to install, and then going away to install it myself and noting all the steps in minute detail, any assistance will have to be generic, and will depend on how much you already know. Why are you on Mint, and yet not have root access? For reference, there's also this: http://linuxnewbieguide.org/ http://linuxnewbieguide.org/

hackercurious 11y ago
I just have a basic install of mint, and it uses sudo as root. My past experience is installing programs in the repository using software manager or using synaptic. Everything I have used to create a program used a .tar or .deb file system. One thing I have been trying to install is http://foundation.zurb.com/develop/download.html http://foundation.zurb.com/develop/download.html, thanks
- ColinWright 11y ago
  So why are you asking here instead of following the directions and contacting them via the support page: http://foundation.zurb.com/support/support.html http://foundation.zurb.com/support/support.html Can I also suggest that you read this: https://www.mikeash.com/getting_answers.html https://www.mikeash.com/getting_answers.html And I'm confused by what you mean when you say "it uses sudo as root". You can login as root by using: sudo su and then giving your password. Warning, this is extremely dangerous! As root you can completely screw your system. However, if it's your own install you can easily login as root.
- ColinWright 11y ago
  OK, I've gone and had a look. Here: Create a directory for Zurb Change directory to the place you created Download the zipfile to somewhere Unzip the file Open the index.html file that was just created.
hackercurious 11y ago
I am looking over mikeash.com Getting Answers. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
- ColinWright 11y ago
  See also my answer here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9268772 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9268772 That seems all that's necessary to "install" Zurb, although I don't have time to do more than a quick skim. There is an entire page on their web site on how to get support: http://foundation.zurb.com/support/support.html http://foundation.zurb.com/support/support.html That's all I have time for now - good luck.