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From: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: des from skeleton.mikom.csir.co.za
Date: 25 Jan 1996 12:40:34 GMT
Organization: Herve Schauer Consultants
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In article <4e2299$sjf@kudu.ru.ac.za>,
Andile Mbatyoti <ccam@kudu.ru.ac.za> wrote:
> 
> I tryiny to install des software from skeleton.mikom.csir.co.za
> There is no readme file in des directory as a result I am puzzled of
> what to do to install the software. How to unpack the files from the des
> directory.

A "tar tvfz" on the  package will show you  where to extract it. It  should
contain the libraries (both .a and .so) and some binaires (ed, init). 

[ cc'ed to Andile ]
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