How to install apps in Linux?

[DeSmOnD dAvId]

Can anyone please give me detailed info on how to install apps in Linux? Please give some detailed info, including installer types.

I dont know if this is in the right section, Mods, please move if not in correct section.

[JGuru]

@Desmond, you should have posted this under 'Open source'!!
If you download a Linux package in <package>.tar.gz2. Uncompress the package.
Again use 'tar' command to uncompress the package again. Now you will get a
directory created in the same directory where you uncompressed it.
There will be a README file. Read it for further instructions. Now login as root.
$ su -
(Enter password)
$ ./<executable-file>

This will install the application.

[sensationalboy]

this is a very big list

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/linux-tutorials-howtos-reference-material/9358-howto-install-software-readme.html

[DeSmOnD dAvId]

@JGuru, thanks for that I really needed this info, since the package was a ".tar.gz" type.

@sensationalboy, that URL is great, may come handy someday.