linux Linux Architecture and Components MOC


The process for installing from source varies for the different software, so check documentation.

Basic Process

  1. Change to source code folder
  2. Run configure script generating a ‘makefile’
  3. Compile source code with make
  4. Install dependencies
  5. Go back to step 3 until it compiles completely (Welcome to dependency hell!)
  6. Add to PATH with sudo make install