.tar.gz files

[Chris G]

On Wed, Jan 05, 2011 at 05:13:38PM -0500, Bill Wright wrote:
> I am running Kubuntu 10.10
> How do I install uncompressed .tar.gz file  on my machine?
> It is not in the repository.
> 
The *usual* sequence for handling this is as follows:-

    tar -xvzf abcde.tar.gz
    cd abcdexx.yy.zz  # change directory to where the file unpacked
    ./configure --help
    # look at the help to see what configuration options you want to set
    ./configure <with the options you want/need>
    # install any missing libraries etc. that configure reports
    # repeat as necessary
    make  # (when configure has returned no errors)
    # become root (or use sudo)
    make install

However it does depend considerably on what's inside the .tar.gz file.

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Chris Green