How do i install this?

ace_w1zard · 2010-07-14 17:19:22

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=6232

i have been following the install instructions as follows,
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR … om_the_AUR
but i cant get it to install, i cant even find th .tar.gz file in the tarbell provided, what did i do wrong, is the file valid, please help.

Soumyadeep · 2010-07-14 17:22:07

Install an Aurhelper like yaourt http://archlinux.fr/yaourt-en then install packages from AUR using yaourt just like pacman.

fsckd · 2010-07-14 17:24:18

ace_w1zard wrote:

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=6232
i have been following the install instructions as follows,
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR … om_the_AUR
but i cant get it to install, i cant even find th .tar.gz file in the tarbell provided, what did i do wrong, is the file valid, please help.

nspluginwrapper-flash.tar.gz is the tarball ... or are you having trouble finding the tarball?

ace_w1zard · 2010-07-14 17:26:15

fsckd wrote:

ace_w1zard wrote:
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=6232
i have been following the install instructions as follows,
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR … om_the_AUR
but i cant get it to install, i cant even find th .tar.gz file in the tarbell provided, what did i do wrong, is the file valid, please help.
nspluginwrapper-flash.tar.gz is the tarball ... or are you having trouble finding the tarball?

i downloaded the tarbell and followed the directions on the link provided, i cant find the .tar.gz file? is there any tuts on how to install this,

fsckd · 2010-07-14 17:27:54

The output package is .pkg.tar.xz and the wiki article needs to be updated.

ace_w1zard · 2010-07-14 17:30:22

fsckd wrote:

The output package is .pkg.tar.xz and the wiki article needs to be updated.

OMG, this is soooo bad ! is there any other tuts or something that can help me learn how to install packages, i wanna install wine, firefox, chrome, netbeans, etc etc, but i cant even find correct documentation on how to install them.:(

ace_w1zard · 2010-07-14 17:31:09

fsckd wrote:

The output package is .pkg.tar.xz and the wiki article needs to be updated.

also how do you know its .pkg.tar.xz

fsckd · 2010-07-14 17:31:49

Umm, that article is fine. It's just a minor error which I've fixed. Reload the page.

fsckd · 2010-07-14 17:32:40

ace_w1zard wrote:

fsckd wrote:
The output package is .pkg.tar.xz and the wiki article needs to be updated.
also how do you know its .pkg.tar.xz

That's the default now, to use xz compression instead of gzip (gz).

ace_w1zard · 2010-07-14 17:39:11

i downloaded the tarbell files, made a build file in my /home/tevin , then rand the following command and got the following
---------------------------
[tevin@baxxan ~]$ ~/build
bash: /home/tevin/build: is a directory
[tevin@baxxan ~]$ cd ~/build

[tevin@baxxan build]$ tar -xvzf nspulginwrapper-flash.tar.xz
tar (child): nspulginwrapper-flash.tar.xz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
[tevin@baxxan build]$

why is it doing this? i followed the intructions exactly?

fsckd · 2010-07-14 17:43:42

ace_w1zard wrote:

i downloaded the tarbell files, made a build file in my /home/tevin , then rand the following command and got the following
---------------------------
[tevin@baxxan ~]$ ~/build
bash: /home/tevin/build: is a directory
[tevin@baxxan ~]$ cd ~/build
[tevin@baxxan build]$ tar -xvzf nspulginwrapper-flash.tar.xz
tar (child): nspulginwrapper-flash.tar.xz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
[tevin@baxxan build]$

why is it doing this? i followed the intructions exactly?

Should be,

tar xzf nspluginwrapper-flash.tar.gz
cd nspluginwrapper-flash
makepkg -s
pacman -U nspluginwrapper-flash-10.1.53-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz

Double check the file names before running the commands.

edit: Good catch Zeist.

Last edited by fsckd (2010-07-14 17:47:44)

Zeist · 2010-07-14 17:45:47

I'm going to ask something that may sound really obvious but... you misspelled "plugin"... you wrote nspulginwrapper.

Since I highly doubt you have a file in build named nspulginwrapper-flash.tar.xz in ~/build I would recommend checking your spelling.

Also... the tarball with the PKGBUILD and such ( http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/nsplu … ash.tar.gz ) is most definitely a .tar.gz even though the output package will be a .pkg.tar.xz

Last edited by Zeist (2010-07-14 17:50:34)

.:B:. · 2010-07-14 18:17:29

fsckd wrote:

tar xzf nspluginwrapper-flash.tar.gz

The easiest way is to use tar without any compression switches:

tar xf $tarball

Of course, this relies on the tarballs being packaged correctly. The file utility can check that for you. Tar xf works 99,9% of the time.

As for recommending AUR helpers: people should learn how to use makepkg (and the AUR) without frontends first.

Topic starter: if you talk about learning to install firefox, then you should have documented yourself better. The wiki clearly explaijns how to set up your system and install packages. Firefox, wine etc. are all installable from the official repositories.

cesura · 2010-07-14 18:23:55

ace_w1zard wrote:

fsckd wrote:
The output package is .pkg.tar.xz and the wiki article needs to be updated.
OMG, this is soooo bad ! is there any other tuts or something that can help me learn how to install packages, i wanna install wine, firefox, chrome, netbeans, etc etc, but i cant even find correct documentation on how to install them.:(

Firefox and NetBeans:

# pacman -S firefox netbeans

packer (AUR helper):

$ wget http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/packer/packer.tar.gz
$ tar xvf packer.tar.gz
$ cd packer
$ makepkg -s
# pacman -U packer-*-any-pkg.tar.xz

Chrome and Wine:

# packer -S google-chrome bin32-wine-stable

We have a Wiki for a reason. Please use it.
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Main_Page

ablepharus · 2010-07-14 18:28:36

Why does nobody use -si ?

cesura · 2010-07-14 18:31:37

ablepharus wrote:

Why does nobody use -si ?

I find that:

# pacman -Ss

is suffiecient enough. All that extra stuff -Si spits out isn't really useful unless you need it

EDIT: Oh, you meant makepkg -si. *bashes self in head*

Last edited by cesura (2010-07-14 22:24:08)

alexandrite · 2010-07-14 19:49:03

ablepharus wrote:

Why does nobody use -si ?

Come to think of it, I have no idea. I usually just do makepkg -s; pacman -U, but I know about the -i option and I have no idea why I don't use it.

falconindy · 2010-07-14 20:32:24

@ .:B:. : I'll finish this for you:

.:B:. wrote:

As for recommending AUR helpers: people should learn how to use

makepkg before jumping to an AUR helper that automates things for you. This way, when something inevitably breaks, you have a better chance of figuring what went wrong.

Simplest "AUR helper" ever:

aget() {
  for pkg; do
    curl "http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/$pkg/$pkg.tar.gz" | tar -xvf -
  done
}

If you want something a little more involved that will do searching, check for updates and resolve dependencies, I recommend cower or slurpy.

Last edited by falconindy (2010-07-14 20:38:06)

ace_w1zard · 2010-07-14 20:32:49

itsbrad212 wrote:

ace_w1zard wrote:
fsckd wrote:
The output package is .pkg.tar.xz and the wiki article needs to be updated.
OMG, this is soooo bad ! is there any other tuts or something that can help me learn how to install packages, i wanna install wine, firefox, chrome, netbeans, etc etc, but i cant even find correct documentation on how to install them.:(
Firefox and NetBeans:
# pacman -S firefox netbeans
packer (AUR helper):
$ wget http://aur.archlinux.org/packages/packer/packer.tar.gz
$ tar xvf packer.tar.gz
$ cd packer
$ makepkg -s
# pacman -U packer-*-any-pkg.tar.xz
Chrome and Wine:
# packer -S google-chrome bin32-wine-stable
We have a Wiki for a reason. Please use it.
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Main_Page

k sorry, so when i am done downloading all this, i will have fire fox, etc?

mk12 · 2010-07-14 20:35:48

You should read the wikis on pacman, the AUR, ABS etc.

.:B:. · 2010-07-14 21:23:24

Thanks falconindy .

ace_wizard: I implore you to read the documentation thoroughly before opening any more topics.

tomk · 2010-07-14 21:50:10

And I ORDER you to read the docs before opening any more topics.

Seriously - coming in here and asking half-assed questions that show you haven't even tried to understand what you're doing is sloppy, and also disrespectful to the developers and wider community of Arch. If you don't like reading docs, you should reconsider your choice of distro.

jwbirdsong · 2010-07-14 22:20:08

We need to comeup w/ a method so that you (anyone; NOT just OP) is REQUIRED to manually D/L, untar, build and install ANY aurhelper.

This is along the line, of when my kids were in school they had to show that they could do the math BEFORE I allowed them a calculator.

cesura · 2010-07-14 22:26:31

jwbirdsong wrote:

We need to comeup w/ a method so that you (anyone; NOT just OP) is REQUIRED to manually D/L, untar, build and install ANY aurhelper.
This is along the line, of when my kids were in school they had to show that they could do the math BEFORE I allowed them a calculator.

With each AUR helper is a verification code that you enter to complete your Arch Forums registration

ace_w1zard · 2010-07-14 22:31:59

fsckd wrote:

ace_w1zard wrote:
i downloaded the tarbell files, made a build file in my /home/tevin , then rand the following command and got the following
---------------------------
[tevin@baxxan ~]$ ~/build
bash: /home/tevin/build: is a directory
[tevin@baxxan ~]$ cd ~/build
[tevin@baxxan build]$ tar -xvzf nspulginwrapper-flash.tar.xz
tar (child): nspulginwrapper-flash.tar.xz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
[tevin@baxxan build]$

why is it doing this? i followed the intructions exactly?
Should be,
tar xzf nspluginwrapper-flash.tar.gz
cd nspluginwrapper-flash
makepkg -s
pacman -U nspluginwrapper-flash-10.1.53-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
Double check the file names before running the commands.
edit: Good catch Zeist.

when i typed in your correct i got this

[tevin@baxxan ~]$ tar xzf nspluginwrapper-flash.tar.gz
tar (child): nspluginwrapper-flash.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar (child): Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
[tevin@baxxan ~]$

why is this doing this to me? is my kernel broken?

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