Installation question

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Soundlover
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Installation question

Post by Soundlover »

Hello,
I downloaded it from here and followed the instructions to install it on Linux. It installed without any errors and all tests passed.
My question is if I can delete the folder that was extracted from the download I got from here?
I put it in /home and its name is: ImageMagick-6.8.8-1
Thank you.
viky
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Re: Installation question

Post by viky »

Why not test it yourself? Just rename the folder and run the IM — if application starts without any problems, you can safely delete folder. Otherwise, rename it back.
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Re: Installation question

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Thank you but how can I run it? Its on a server running CentOS with cpanel.
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Re: Installation question

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Soundlover wrote:Thank you but how can I run it? Its on a server running CentOS with cpanel.
Sorry Soundlover, but I cannot help you, because I'm a Windows user and my knowledge of Linux is limited. Anyway, I think you can run it using command line by connecting to server via SSH (for example, using Putty). Something like:

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/usr/local/specify/your/im/path/to/convert -version
ps. Very strange that you are able to install an application, but you cannot run it :?
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Re: Installation question

Post by Bonzo »

Thank you but how can I run it? Its on a server running CentOS with cpanel.
I run mine with php.

I am a windows user the same as Vicky and run mine with the command line on my localhost; I belive there is a similar option on Linux but I have no idea how it works. You will have to ask Google.
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Re: Installation question

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I ran: convert -version
And shows that its installed and the version. But it does not show the path where its installed.
I checked some folders but found nothing.
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Re: Installation question

Post by Bonzo »

Try:
type convert
or
which convert
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Re: Installation question

Post by Soundlover »

I deleted the folder, then checked and its still installed. :)
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