Trying to install a program from source code in mandriva linux how do I use the ./configure command? Or Make?
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 at
10:41
The program is in home/documents/ this is my first time installing anything in linux (mandriva) everywhere just says run ./configure or /make /make install but how? I found the Configure file but it opens in KWrite. Thank You
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Filed under: Mandrake
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What are you trying to install? Most programs you will need are in the repositories…and can be installed through graphical package manager..
Its always a pain in the ass to install from source because you must install all its dependencies too, otherwise installation will fail.
The packages in the repositories will install all the dependencies and make your life easier.
Anyway, for installing from source the basic steps are:
install dependencies first
cd ~/Documents
tar -zxvf package.tar.gz
cd package
./configure
sudo make
sudo make install
http://www.tuxfiles.org/linuxhelp/softinstall.html
Here’s the easier way of installing software:
http://club.mandriva.com/xwiki/bin/view/KB/QuickstartWindows
For Mandriva you can find .rpm packages and double click to install.