how to install pygame package?

[Daniel Nogradi]

> Im working in red hat linux 9.0. I've downloaded the pygame package
> but i dont know how to install it. If anybody has the time to detail
> the steps sequentially... thanx!
>
> P.S. I've downloaded both the tar and the rpm packages...

First you can try the rpm package:

su
(give the root password)
rpm -i <the-package-you-downloaded.rpm>

Or with the tar package:

tar xzvf <the-package-you-downloaded.tar.gz>
cd <pygame-x.x.x> (the name of the created directory)
./configure
make
su
(give the root password)
make install

HTH.