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Douglas Wiley [drwly at yahoo.com]
I have downloaded a program for the ARCHOS. It has an IPK extension that ARCHOS does not recognize. I am new to Linux. Can you help me fins out how to install this program?
Thanx -drw-
Thomas Adam [thomas at edulinux.homeunix.org]
On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 02:28:25PM -0800, Douglas Wiley wrote:
> I have downloaded a program for the ARCHOS. It has an IPK extension that > ARCHOS does not recognize. I am new to Linux. Can you help me fins out > how to install this program?
Extensions are irrelevant to Linux. If you have file(1) installed, what does:
file ./some_file.ipksay about this file?
-- Thomas Adam
-- "He wants you back, he screams into the night air, like a fireman going through a window that has no fire." -- Mike Myers, "This Poem Sucks".
John Karns [johnkarns at gmail.com]
On Dec 5, 2007 3:28 PM, Douglas Wiley <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have downloaded a program for the ARCHOS. It has an IPK extension that ARCHOS does not recognize. I am new to Linux. Can you help me fins out how to install this program?
To my knowledge, Archos devices don't run Linux. It's been a while since I've read much about them, as my old 2003 vintage jukebox recorder hasn't been functional for almost a year now, so I could be wrong about that. AFAIK, the alternative OS for Archos units is Rockbox, which is quite distinct from Linux.
-- John
clarjon1 [clarjon1 at gmail.com]
On Dec 5, 2007 5:31 PM, Thomas Adam <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 02:28:25PM -0800, Douglas Wiley wrote: > > I have downloaded a program for the ARCHOS. It has an IPK extension that > > ARCHOS does not recognize. I am new to Linux. Can you help me fins out > > how to install this program? > > Extensions are irrelevant to Linux. If you have file(1) installed, what > does: > > `` > file ./some_file.ipk > '' > > say about this file? >Actually, file extensions do matter, I've found...
Some applications, like mplayer, won't always play files properly if they don't have the proper extension. For example, Flash video files may not play properly until you add the flv at the end.
Thomas Adam [thomas at edulinux.homeunix.org]
On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 02:16:39PM -0500, clarjon1 wrote:
> On Dec 5, 2007 5:31 PM, Thomas Adam <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 02:28:25PM -0800, Douglas Wiley wrote: > > > I have downloaded a program for the ARCHOS. It has an IPK extension that > > > ARCHOS does not recognize. I am new to Linux. Can you help me fins out > > > how to install this program? > > > > Extensions are irrelevant to Linux. If you have file(1) installed, what > > does: > > > > `` > > file ./some_file.ipk > > '' > > > > say about this file? > > > Actually, file extensions do matter, I've found...
No, you've found specific instances where applications won't function without them. In the general case though, it will hold true that they don't. Here's a list:
ls --color gcc make-- Thomas Adam
-- "He wants you back, he screams into the night air, like a fireman going through a window that has no fire." -- Mike Myers, "This Poem Sucks".
clarjon1 [clarjon1 at gmail.com]
On Dec 6, 2007 2:19 PM, Thomas Adam <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 06, 2007 at 02:16:39PM -0500, clarjon1 wrote: > > On Dec 5, 2007 5:31 PM, Thomas Adam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 02:28:25PM -0800, Douglas Wiley wrote: > > > > I have downloaded a program for the ARCHOS. It has an IPK extension that > > > > ARCHOS does not recognize. I am new to Linux. Can you help me fins out > > > > how to install this program? > > > > > > Extensions are irrelevant to Linux. If you have file(1) installed, what > > > does: > > > > > > `` > > > file ./some_file.ipk > > > '' > > > > > > say about this file? > > > > > Actually, file extensions do matter, I've found... > > No, you've found specific instances where applications won't function > without them. In the general case though, it will hold true that they > don't. Here's a list: > > ``` > ls --color > gcc > make > '''
Ahh, OK. I see where you're coming from now.