Need help with Linux

[Big Booger]

If the mouse doesn't respond you can continue with the installation, and install the mouse at a later period. (using the keyboard as the mouse).

I have had this happen once when I used a USB adapter for a serial mouse. All that needed to be done was to go into the hardware properties and select generic USB mouse driver. Worked like a charm after that. Even the scroll wheel worked.

[Big Booger]

Ok efc,
I am back home and just installed F-prot on my PC in Mandrake 10.

Here's a copy of the command line that I used;

http://www.f-prot.com/

F - Prot Antivirus - workstation - for Unix.


######################################################
# You are starting the configuration part of the: #
# F - Prot Antivirus installation. #
######################################################

This installation script for F - Prot Antivirus only supports installation from:
/usr/local/f-prot/

Please decompress the F - Prot Antivirus workstation under /usr/local,
so that once extracted it will become:

/usr/local/f-prot.
(This is particularly useful since all our documentation,
manuals and support services assume this location.)

If you want to install f-prot into another directory, you will need to do it man
ually.
(for further information on manual installation, read the HTML help-file.
The latest version of the HTML help-file is always available at
http://www.f-prot.com/support/helpfiles/unix )

Please decompress the f-prot workstation distribution under /usr/local/
and try re-running this script again from within the created directory:
/usr/local/f-prot

Exiting...
[root@OCN f-prot]# dir
CHANGES ENGLISH.TX0 f-prot.sh LICENSE man_pages SIGN2.DEF tools
doc_ws f-prot install-f-prot.pl MACRO.DEF README SIGN.DEF
[root@OCN f-prot]# cd ../
[root@OCN FPROT]# dir
fp-linux-ws.tar.gz f-prot
[root@OCN FPROT]# mv f-prot /usr/local
[root@OCN FPROT]# dir
fp-linux-ws.tar.gz
[root@OCN FPROT]# cd ../
[root@OCN Downloads]# dir
FPROT
[root@OCN Downloads]# cd ../
[root@OCN Desktop]# cd /home
[root@OCN home]# dir
bigbooger
[root@OCN home]# cd ../
[root@OCN /]# dir
bin dev home lib media opt root srv tmp var
boot etc initrd lost+found mnt proc sbin sys usr
[root@OCN /]# cd usr
[root@OCN usr]# dir
bin etc games include java lib local sbin share src tmp X11R6
[root@OCN usr]# cd local
[root@OCN local]# dir
bin doc etc f-prot games include lib libexec sbin share src
[root@OCN local]# cd f-prot
[root@OCN f-prot]# dir
CHANGES ENGLISH.TX0 f-prot.sh LICENSE man_pages SIGN2.DEF tools
doc_ws f-prot install-f-prot.pl MACRO.DEF README SIGN.DEF
[root@OCN f-prot]# ./install-f-prot.pl
(c) FRISK Software International

http://www.f-prot.com/

F - Prot Antivirus - workstation - for Unix.


######################################################
# You are starting the configuration part of the: #
# F - Prot Antivirus installation. #
######################################################

Where do you want a symbolic link for F - Prot Antivirus to be generated?
[/usr/local/bin/] : [PRESS ENTER]
Where do you want the symbolic links for section 8 manuals to be generated (man8
)?
[/usr/share/man/man8/] : [PRESS ENTER]
Where do you want the symbolic links for the manuals for executable programs to
be generated (man1)?
[/usr/share/man/man1/] : [PRESS ENTER]

######################################################
# You are starting the file-check part of the: #
# F - Prot Antivirus installation. #
######################################################

Checking file: '/usr/local/f-prot/f-prot': OK.
Checking file: '/usr/local/f-prot/man_pages/f-prot.1': OK.
Checking file: '/usr/local/f-prot/man_pages/check-updates.pl.8': OK.

######################################################
# You are starting the installation part of the: #
# F - Prot Antivirus installation. #
######################################################

Setting up symbolic link: /home/bigbooger/Desktop/f-prot: OK.
Setting up symbolic link: /usr/share/man/man8/check-updates.pl.8: OK.
Setting up symbolic link: /usr/share/man/man1/f-prot.1: OK.


Changing file permissions:

File permissions: /usr/local/f-prot/f-prot rwxr-x-r-x OK.
File permissions: /usr/local/f-prot/tools/check-updates.pl rwx------ OK.

######################################################
# Installation of F - Prot Antivirus is completed. #
######################################################

[root@OCN f-prot]#

As you can tell I got an error trying to install it from the download directory that I have on my desktop. So I moved the file using the MV command;

[root@OCN FPROT]# mv f-prot /usr/local

mv + file name + location

then I cd'd to the /usr/local folder.

(To move forward and backward in the command line type;

cd / cd ../

CD moves you forward and cd ../ moves you back.)

Once in the /usr/local folder just follow the directions that I posted for installing Fprot. It's that easy.

PS; you can usually shorten the forward and back steps by typing cd /path/to/...

it is faster, but I prefer step by step.

Hope that helps.