Need help installing downloaded programs? installing Mednafen

[Nnylad]

I am still trying to get the hand of linux and I have some questions.
First of all how do I install and use downloaded programs?
And second does anyone know where to get the Mednafen emulator?
Any help would be awesome I am really confused .

[glennzo]

Do you have a particular file that you are trying to install?

[Nnylad]

yes I downloaded the file mednafren-0.8.9.tar.bz2 but how do I install it?

[glennzo]

Here's my best shot. I'm not a genius when it comes to this stuff. Change to the folder where the file lives. Use the following commands as root.

bunzip2 mednafen-0.8.9.tar.bz2
tar xfv mednafen-0.8.9.tar
cd mednafen
./configure

You'll probably get configure errors Report them back here.

[Nnylad]

it says Can't open input file mednafen-0.8.9.tar.bz2: No such file or directory

[glennzo]

Where is file saved to?

[Nnylad]

its saved in my downloads

[glennzo]

So then type su - and enter root password. Then type cd /home/nnylad/Download and run those commands.

[Nnylad]

Sorry its accually on my desktop wht do i do

[glennzo]

su -
enter password
cd /home/yourusername/Desktop

Run the commands I outlined previously.

[JohnVV]

just double click on the tar.bz2 file and have the built in archive manager open it in gnome
once it is extracted look in the file mednafen-0.8.9 for two text files called README and INSTALL and read them.

[Seve]

Originally Posted by Nnylad

its saved in my downloads

Hello:
If you have trouble following the previous advice, then let us / me know what version of Fedora you are using.
32bit or 64bit
and I can provide you with a rpm to install if you like.

Seve