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Hi, I am new to Mageia/Linux. I am trying to install Docear downloaded in tar.gz file. I have looked through the posts here and any time I see a request how to install, the next question seems always asking for program and links. The link is: http://www.docear.org/software/download/

My system is a triple? boot Windows 7/ Mageia3/Kubuntu. I have moved most everything over from Win7 to Mageia, except a few things still working on.

How do I install this Docear? I have it downloaded and can see all the files, but haven't a clue where to go from here. I have the tar.gz file downloaded on a separate "Shared" partition. Do I need to move it first?
Thank you in advance for your help,

as shared in many posts from myself and others do not attempt to install package.tar.gz files on rpm based systems.

it has the same effect as you leave your car under a tree, in the spring.

it gets cr*** all over it, and needs cleaning , usually with a reinstall.

instead look for an rpm either in the official mageia repos , with urpmi docear, or if it has not been packaged by one of the mageia contributors, you can usually get away with choosing a package from another similar distribution.

for example i use the skype intended for fedora, and the same with handbrake.

does not always work, sometimes, you have to manually solve dependencies.

or if you are able follow the following https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packaging_for_beginners

and attempt to package it yourself.

another way is to get the srpm from another distribution and run rpmbuild --rebuild on it a that can save a whole lot of work creating the spec file from scratch, but again is not always 100% straight forward.

I see docear is available from a google search for the PCLinuxos distribution.

this one may work in mageia.

always backup you PC first, for example use clonezilla, ghost, or similar, in case any inexperience leads to unexpected results.

regards peter