how to install a package from a disc

gowireless · 2010-05-12 04:09:54

i have the file sudo-1.7.2p3.tar on a disk and i need to know how to install a package from a cd, what lines do i need to type to install it?:|

fsckd · 2010-05-12 04:13:29

Methods for installation vary by package. You should read the documentation that came with it.

But it looks like you're trying to install sudo which is already available through pacman. Why not use that?

gowireless · 2010-05-12 04:15:43

i keep trying to install it through pacman, but it wont download it, because i need the sudo command to install the drivers for my wlan card and cant get internet without it

fsckd · 2010-05-12 04:18:54

Hmm, do you have the wireless drivers? (In case you are not aware, you use su to switch to root and use pacman from there.)

gowireless · 2010-05-12 04:22:34

yes i do, but all i need to know for now is how to access the cd drive ( drive d:) and install the sudo package from there, then ill be able to do it from that point on

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gowireless · 2010-05-12 04:24:37

and i havnt set anything else up yet, so im always on root

fsckd · 2010-05-12 04:28:03

Ok, you don't need to use sudo from root as sudo just lets you run things with root privileges which you already have. Why can't you install the drivers as root, is there some sort of error?

(To mount your cd, use the mount command. Your cd device is probably /dev/cdrom.)

gowireless · 2010-05-12 04:33:02

well the last line of code i need to type to finish installing the drivers is

sudo ../../b43-fwcutter-011/b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta.o

but the computer says "sudo" isnt recognised as a command
what do i type to access the cd drive?

fsckd · 2010-05-12 04:37:29

If you are running as root, you can execute that command as ../../b43-fwcutter-011/b43-fwcutter -w "$FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR" wl_apsta.o and there is no need for sudo.

Btw, what wireless card is this? Have you tried searching for a pacman package for it?

To access the cd drive, use the mount command. Enter man mount to read the manual. (I assume you do not have a graphical environment set up yet.)

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gowireless · 2010-05-12 04:37:57

i have to go, its late here, ill fix this tommorow

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how to install a package from a disc

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