How to install softwares?

[siumingo3o]

http://nchc.dl.sourceforge.net/project/ ... 3.7.tar.gz

https://download-installer.cdn.mozilla. ... .1.tar.bz2

https://launchpad.net/~foobnix-team/+ar ... _amd64.deb

http://sourceforge.net/projects/deadbee ... b/download

here are some zip file/ deb. file
i extracted them but i dont know the next step

for deb file
i thought they are easy one, just click and install, but the system said" Failed to install file" An unspecified transaction error has occurred. More information is available in the detailed report.

for zip file
i searched and found a method which is ./configure, make , sudo make
i found it unable to install

i want a torrent client, music player which can play dsd, and firefox
plz help and tell me the way to install, thx a lot

[scotty101]

You need to ensure that the files you are downloading are compiled to be run on a raspberry pi. If the file mentions x86/x64/Intel/AMD etc then it won't work on the Pi.

You are best to use the built in 'apt-get' installer or the 'Software Centre*' available in Raspbian to find software. I believe Firefox, Transmission (torrent client) and VLC (media player) are all available.

*Might be called something different but it is in the Raspbian menu.

[mfa298]

(I've added some formatting to aid readability)

• qbittorrent-3.3.7.tar.gz
• firefox-48.0.1.tar.bz2

If these are source packages then you'll need to read the documentation with the source (usually README or INSTALL for details on how to compile. If these are large bits of software they could take a while to compile.

If you have issues with this and want to get help you'll need to document what you've done and what errors you got. With make you'll often need several lines before anything that said error in it to provide suitable context (In some cases this may be several thousand lines of messages)

• foobnix_3.1.01vivid1_amd64.deb
• deadbeef-static_0.7.2-2_amd64.deb

These are not compatible with the pi. The amd64 means they are deigned for the amd 64bit instruction set (used in Intel and AMD processors). Packages potentially compatible with the pi will be armhf.deb (or all.deb). Even a package for the right architecture may not work easily as you may need more packages to meet the library dependencies.