[cobalt-users] Installing Software

["Andy Jacobs" <andy.jacobs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK, I'm still quite new to this stuff so treat me gently.

I've just downloaded neomail as I figured it was about time I installed
something other than from a pkg file through the GUI and this seemed
innocuous enough.

It comes as a TAR file.  OK, so I FTP that onto my RAQ4, right?
Then I uncompress it, right?  I'm assuming that there will be a man command
that tells me how to keep all the directory structure right so that it puts
all the files where they should be.
After that it looks quite easy.

I just wanted to confirm that it's as straightforward as it looks.  Is there
anything that I need to look out for?  Am I missing something?  I have a big
thick Linux book here and I'm not afraid to use it :o)  This is a live
system and I just don't want tons of files appearing where I don't want
them.

Any tips, etc gratefully received.  I'll try and work out the rest *before*
I come back :o)

Andy