How do i open this program?

mehmeh12

Hi

Im trying to use bitmeter os for linux from here http://codebox.org.uk/controller?page=bitmeterOsDl but when i download it with the default archive manager all i get are these files that end in 'tar.gz'-anyone know what to do?

ntlbell

tar xvfz filename.tar.gz

man tar

and google if you're ever unsure.

dioltas

What OS are you running? If it's the .deb you're downloading from that link and you're running debian/ubuntu then you would install by running (iirc)

sudo dpkg -i package.deb

It sounds like you extracted the tar.gz files from the .deb.

mehmeh12

Ok i google it but when i typed in the right command in terminal this is what i got:

shinji@shinji-laptop ~ $ tar xvfz control.tar.gz
tar: control.tar.gz: Cannot open: No such file or directory
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
tar: Child returned status 2
tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors


Ugh my mind is so confused.

mehmeh12

dioltas wrote: »

What OS are you running? If it's the .deb you're downloading from that link and you're running debian/ubuntu then you would install by running (iirc)

sudo dpkg -i package.deb

It sounds like you extracted the tar.gz files from the .deb.

Im using linux mint 7-what is iirc-are you referring to terminal?

aidan_walsh

IIRC = If I recall correctly.

What folder is the control.tar.gz file in? The terminal may not be looking in the correct folder when you are trying to run the command.

dioltas

Ya sorry, I meant if I remember correctly. Im not sure, but is mint based on debian? I could be totally wrong. Try the dpkg command anyway and it might work, or just type "man dpkg" to see if it's installed.

But ya, I mean in a terminal to run that command. The control.tar.gz and data.tar.gz were what you extracted from the .deb. It would be kinda like extracting a .exe installer in windows.

Edit: Just checked there and Mint is based on Ubuntu so dpkg should be installed.

So to sum up,

1. Download bitmeter_0.2.0-i386.deb from here.
Take note of the folder you downloaded it to.

2. Open up a terminal and type: cd folder_u_downloaded_to to change to the download directory. So for example if you downloaded it to /tmp, you'd just run "cd /tmp".

3. Next type: ls to list all the files in the directory. You should see "bitmeter_0.2.0-i386.deb" listed.

4. Type: sudo dpkg -i package.deb to install the program using the dpkg installer. The -i tells it that you want to install the program.

5. ????????

6. Profit.

mehmeh12

Thanks for all the advice given but nonething ive done works..i think it might be because the program i tried using is in beta.

Anyway does anyone know of any already existing programs for mint 7 for monitoring download allowance-i cant find any using mint install or package manager.

pickarooney

bitmeter is in the repositories for Ubuntu, so it shouold be available in mint by typing

sudo aot-get install bitmeter

Although the short description says it's for JACK audio software analysis as opposed to bandwidth usage.

Maybe have a look at this list and see if there's anything useful?

aidan_walsh

sudo aot-get install bitmeter

Which should of course be: sudo apt-get install bitmeter

jhegarty

gzip -d filename.tar.gz
tar -xf filename.tar

Orion

bitmeter OS is not the same as bitmeter.

If you're using Mint just double-click on it - it should open Synaptic with an "Install Package" button. I just did that in Ubuntu which Mint is based on.

Failing that just do "sudo dpkg -i bitmeter_0.2.0-i386.deb" in a terminal window in the folder you downloaded it to.

mehmeh12

pickarooney wrote: »

bitmeter is in the repositories for Ubuntu, so it shouold be available in mint by typing

sudo aot-get install bitmeter

Although the short description says it's for JACK audio software analysis as opposed to bandwidth usage.

Maybe have a look at this list and see if there's anything useful?

Thank you for the link-it is very useful!! really thanks.

While trying do get bitmeter to work i issued a lot of sudo commands in terminal-is it safe to presume that these root commands relate only to the specific actions they are meant to carry out and not the entire operating system?

codebox_rob

mehmeh12 wrote: »

Hi

Im trying to use bitmeter os for linux from here http://codebox.org.uk/controller?page=bitmeterOsDl but when i download it with the default archive manager all i get are these files that end in 'tar.gz'-anyone know what to do?

Hi,
I'm the author of BitMeter OS, and I would be pleased to help you get it working - the software is newly released as a beta so I'm keen to get feedback on problems that people are having (especially non-Windows users), did you manage to to get it running using the .deb installer? You can contact me via email (rob at codebox dot org dot uk) or we can discuss it here.
Rob

fishfoodie

mehmeh12 wrote: »

Thanks for all the advice given but nonething ive done works..i think it might be because the program i tried using is in beta.

Anyway does anyone know of any already existing programs for mint 7 for monitoring download allowance-i cant find any using mint install or package manager.

Depending on how you downloaded the program, it may have already been uncompressed, but still retained the .gz extension.

To test this you can try 'tar -tvf file.tar.gz'

If you see a stream of files passing by, then that's whats happened. So just extract the files with 'tar -xvf file.tar.gz'