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I have just installed Linux (RedHat 6) on one of my boxes. I am pretty much a complete newbie to linux. I am trying to insatll the drivers for my network card and i need to use the "make" command. I cannot find it on my system at all. I have searched the hard drive but cannot find any instance of it and when i try using a command like makeg it comes up "exec: make: not found".
I know some one here will know where i can get the command and how i install it.
Thanks in advance.
mark
make is a piece of software by GNU
If you installed RH you should have seen somewhere "development" or something..
make should be a part of that, along with GCC (wich you'll also need)
more info on make: http://www.gnu.org/software/make/
the command should be ./make then ./make install
Also, the make command is usually installed when you install the OS. Usually you'll see something asking you if you want to install developmental software.
You'll untar the files for you NIC card then you go into the directory where they were put then I believe its ./configure ./make ./make install.
I'm pretty much a newb to linux also, but I believe thats right.
Damn jinkxy you beat me to it.
hello every body
cheers guys, i followed that link and i`m downloading a copy now, would i be right in assuming that i can just untar the file and copy the make file to the /bin directory or is their more to it than that?
I choose not to install the developmental software cause i`ve got no need to program, little did i know i`d need it anyway!!
mark
I usually just install all software incase I do need it.
becareful about downloading that tar file. you might need 'make' to build the source.
make should be installed by default, you might have to do some searching. 'find / -name make'
worse comes to worse...see if you can download and install the RPM version of make, you shouldn't have to worry about anything that way.
just a heads up :D
I'm curious though... any particular reason to installing RH6 rather than a newer version?
yea i downloaded the file but couldn`t make heads or tails of it so since it was a completely fresh install of linux i just re-installed it and selected to install everything. Its up and running now with no probs. I just gotta figure out how to change the proxy settings in linux now!
The only reason i installed Red Hat 6 is because it was the newest version of linux that i had on cd. I know could of installed a newer version straight from an FTP site but since i`m a complete newbie at linux i thought i`d start simply. Is their much noticeable diffrence between 6 and the latest one?
Hmm...I dont think there is really...
The newer ones are prettier/fancier , You will be forced to learn more with the older ones cause there is not as much reliance on the gui. But i don't know if 6 is any way supported anymore , i know a lot of people still use and love 7.3 though.
homenet saidYes, there is. The GUI has changed, the drivers are more up-to-date ( are you using an older system or a new one ) the use of Netfilter ( with IPTABLES ) instead of IPCHAINS, use of the Ext3 file system, etc.Quote:
Is their much noticeable difference between 6 and the latest one?
I.M.H.O.
If you want to learn Linux quickly, have the time and patience, and have an older system then install your RH 6 with no GUI.
If you want to learn Linux quickly, have some time and patience, and have a newer system then install your RH 9 with no GUI.
If you want to learn, but want to go at your own pace and see what Linux really has to offer, load RH 9 with the default GUI.
In any case, make sure you read the documentation completely, and refer to Linux.org frequently.