Binary incompatibility of Linux distributions

[Christopher Chan]

Dotan Cohen wrote:
>>> To compile a package from source in Linux, you have to go to a console and
>>> type the following:
>>>
>>> tar -xvf source.tar.gz
>>> cd directory
>>> ./configure
>>> make
>>> sudo make install
>>>
>>> 5 little lines of text that can be put on a website for easy copy/pasting.
>>>
>>>       
>> But that has prerequisite knowledge on the user's part...like how files
>> and directories are laid out in a Linux-based operating system.
>>
>>     
>
> Not at all. You can copy and paste that without knowing what it is doing.
>
>   
If you are lucky :-D to land in the right spot when you open the terminal.