Install linux package from source.

[Robbi Nespu]

On 16/2/2021 6:22 am, M.R.P. zensky via ubuntu-users wrote:
> Hello I am wanting to install a package from source on ubuntu mate. From what I understand I use ./configure.    Then make but my question is where is this package installing? Is it installing to a default location specified by the develper? Is their an option that lets me install it to my directory and if so what is a good directory to install programs?
> 

What package you want to install?

If the Makefile is generated by GNU autotools (normally), you can set 
where you want to install using these command

./configure --prefix=/somewhere/else/than/usr/local

else, just open the source file or makefile and change the location as 
it could be define somewhere inside.

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