Building Programs from Source on any Linux Distribution

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Published on June 5, 2019 2:00:03 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atSZAbyrjxU

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In this video, I am going over building programs from source on any Linux distribution.

Install the essentials
$ sudo apt-get install build-essential git

Next get the grab the project..
$ wget https://www.example.com/test.tar.gz
OR
$ git clone https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/gnome-layout-manager

Extract Tar file - Skip if git clone used
$ tar -xzvf test.tar.gz

Resolve Dependencies
$ ./configure
**LOOK FOR ERRORS! install any missing packages before continuing.

Compile project
$ make

Install project
$ sudo make install

Notes:
-Program won't be updated
-To uninstall you much use $ sudo make uninstall from directory
**If directory is deleted, you will need to recompile before uninstalling



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