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Old 07-12-2006, 01:28 AM
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How do I install packages which are only available in form of source code tar ball? This source code does not get install using apt-get. Does any one know the command or tool that will help to install software from source code tar ball

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Let us say name is foo.tar.gz
a) Untar the program.
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tar -zxvf foo.tar.gz
b)Goto foo directory
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cd foo
c) Run ./configure command to configure source code
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./configure
d) Compile the program
Code:
make
e) Install the program
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sudo make install
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heh too much work for me. But ill try out the instuctions... lol

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Beresford, thanks for link never knew about ubuntu help link
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