Installing apps to remote server

[bloogis]

Hi,
I need to install application (ffmpeg) to remote linux server.
I found instructions how to do it, that say "type make, type make istall yadayada...". But where do I type all this? And also what is necesery to install aplication? Can I do it on shared server or I should be server where I'm only user?

[ergophobe]

You log into your shell account and do this from the linux command line. On your local machine, you'll need an app like SSH or SecureCRT or some such thing to open a secure telnet session.

You will need various privileges and will need access to compilers (gcc probably) so that you can "make" and compile the app.

If you don't have admin rights, which I'm assuming you don't, you may or may not have permission to make, compile and run the application. You may have to ask tech support to help you.

[mack]

I like using putty for remots SSH access, installing aps on a remote Linux box really isn't quite as simple as the documentation may make it sound. There are all sorts of problems you can run into with missing dependancies etc.

Your server admin or host may be able to assist you.

Mack.