[Zope] Newbie install help needed !!!!!

[Robert OConnor]

Hi Thomas,

>Is there anyone that could help or give me some pointers ?


Yup, those switch options are confusing so I avoid them ;-)

First, the most helpful tool for me in working with Linux is
"git".  This is a nice character based navigation and file
management utility.  Just type git.  It came on my RH Linux
and is installed automatically without your request.  This
program is alot like the DOS Norton Commander that
I started using years ago.

So you get the distribution:
  Zope-1_10_2-linux2-x86.tgz
I use git's F6 key to rename it zope1102.tgz
to ease the long typing.
Move it to a newly created directory (F7)
named perhaps "zope". 

Then in that directory, type: 
    tar -xvzf  zope1102.tgz
A new directory is then created under your
new zope directory named:
  Zope-1_10_2-linux2-x86.tgz/
Go into this directory and type

***This is were you got stuck***

./install

***No switches!!!

Then edit the access file now in
this directory and change the obscure
username and password to your favorites
with F4 key to use "vi"  Press  i to 
insert new user/passwrd -- example:
  zope:gogo
Press escape then :wq  to save.

Then 
  ./start 
to start zope
and maybe later if you EVER want
to stop zope (who would ever WANT
to stop!, 
  ./stop.

BTW,  if you want to test the integrity
of the downloaded zope distro, only change
the t to an x as in:
    tar -xvzf  zope1102.tgz

Enjoy!!!

-bobo connor