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Install Tarball

To uncompress and install software from source: uncompress the tarball using tar with appropriate flags for file extension; change to the extracted directory; run ./configure to check system compatibility, make to compile source, and make install to place binaries and files in locations. It is recommended to read the INSTALL or README file for any additional installation instructions specific to the software.

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Install Tarball

To uncompress and install software from source: uncompress the tarball using tar with appropriate flags for file extension; change to the extracted directory; run ./configure to check system compatibility, make to compile source, and make install to place binaries and files in locations. It is recommended to read the INSTALL or README file for any additional installation instructions specific to the software.

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# 1: Uncompress tarball

To uncompress them, execute the following command(s) depending on the extension:


$ tar zxf file.tar.gz $ tar zxf file.tgz $ tar jxf file.tar.bz2 $ tar jxf file.tbz2

Now change directory


$ ls $ cd path-to-software/

# 2: Build and install software


Generally you need to type 3 commands as follows for building and compiling software:
# ./configure # make # make install

Where,

./configure will configure the software to ensure your system has the necessary functionality and libraries to successfully compile the package make will compile all the source files into executable binaries. Finally, make install will install the binaries and any supporting files into the appropriate locations.

# 3: Read INSTALL / README file


Each tarball comes with installation and build instructions. Open INSTALL or README file for more information:
$ vi INSTALL

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