If the configuration is successful, the next step is to compile the source code to create binary files that can be installed on your machine. This is pretty easy to do with the simple make command. But this is also the part where you are most likely to run into issues if they are any. This will likely take a while and will compile the entire package and create the installable binaries.
Make sure that the compilation completes with out any errors. You might see plenty of warnings that you can ignore. Once you have successfully compiled and build the binaries, you can now install them on your system.
On most systems, you will need superuser permissions to do so. The above command will now install the binaries to the appropriate locations on your system. You are all done, and you should now be able to run the software you installed. This is mostly an optionally step. Once you have installed the software you probably do not want to keep the downloaded package and the compiled binaries around.
This can save some space on your hard drive. If you just want to remove everything, then go ahead and delete everything using your favorite file manager.
If for some reason you plan to keep the extracted source around so as to recompile and install later, then you can save some space my running a clean on the folder to clean out the compiled binaries. You might also want to keep around the source just in case you want to uninstall the installed software.
Having the source around from where you installed makes it way easier to uninstall. In order to uninstall the software, again change into the extracted software package. Now, run the make command with the uninstall option instead of the install option. As in the case of installation, you might need root or super user permissions to do so. The file can be opened and read with the command:. This file will contain the right steps to follow to continue the installation process. Usually, the three "classical" steps are:.
You may also need to install some dependencies if, for example, running configure prompted you with an error listing which dependencies you are missing. You can also use checkinstall instead of make install. You cannot "install" a. You can extract. Even if you have no Internet connection, you can still use Ubuntu's package management system, just download the. Do not forget to download dependencies too. For an easier way to install packages offline, see the question How can I install software offline?
If you install a package via the software sources and not downloading the package on your own, you will get new updates to that package and install them via the Update Manager. But if it's not there go with the source.
This is only for. Okay, this is a fairly challenging task for a beginner, but just follow my instructions, and it should be fine. First off, download the. Don't open it. In these examples, I'll be installing the Dropbox Beta build , because I was going to install it anyway, so I figured that I might as well document the installation.
After you've downloaded your file, assuming that you saved it to Downloads , type the following:. NOTE: use the name of whatever file you downloaded.
Okay, in our example, we installed Dropbox, and the only folder there is called. Okay, it's now marked as executable, so it's time to create a symbolic link this is what allows you to run it from the Terminal :. Whatever you type here will be the command that you use whenever running the program from the Terminal. Okay, you're done. The program is now installed and runnable from the Terminal.
What's this? You say you want to run it from the launcher, AND you want it to have an icon? No problem! Plug that file's name in instead. It is generally not advised to download and install applications from the internet files. Installing from the Software Center is much more secure, much easier, and will allow the app to get updates from Ubuntu. The best way is to download the tar.
Next is to rightclick on the file and select extract to decompress the files. Open the location of the folder you extracted and look for the Readme file and double click to open it and follow the instruction on how to install the particular package because, there could be different instruction available for the proper installation of the file which the normal routine might not be able to forestall without some errors.
First of all it is important to install the package build-essential , it contains all programs needed to compile on your own. What I can say for most source codes that I know of is that you will first need to extract the tarball archive into a folder of your choice. It is a very basic explanation, the real answer is : read the documentation provided with the source code Only there you will know exactly how to build it.
That way, you'll get all stable release, security and new feature updates while you install other system updates. Another advantage is that you don't need to worry about building, dependencies and harder uninstallation since the application won't appear in synaptic with tar files. If you really want to use tar files, the common process is to run make install may require sudo :. Please note that some of the above commands may not be necessary, please refer to any readme files in the tar file or try to run.
Files with the extension tar. Other examples are. This will extract the files from the tarball into the directory you are currently in and should create a new directory there with in that the files from the tarball. This is probably not enough though. Depending on what it is it could have a complete compiled setup and you need to cd into the new directory and start an executable. It could also contain the source to a program that you need to confire, make, make install.
Generally ie. I would assume it should contain a readme that explains what to do next. Installing software like this will NOT install any dependencies and will complain if you try to install a tarball before you installed these dependencies. Use a website or the file itself to find out if there are dependencies and install those first. But always always always first try to find a. DEB ian installation file or a link to a ppa so you can use ubuntu software center.
If you are trying to install the gimp plugins you skipped parts of the installation process mentioned in this link. Before downloading the files with wget visit the website and see if it has newer versions. These instructions are from the 3rd of May so they could be old ;. From the official website of Linux Mint. These archives generally contain the source of the package. Each of them generally has a different approach to install. I will be discussing a common method which will supposedly work for all of them.
As these archives contains the source, your system needs the required programming languages to compile and build the source. So the general requirement packages stated above may not be sufficient for you. In that case you have to install the required packages through one of the processes 1, 2, 3 requires internet connection.
You can know about the dependencies about your software in a readme file included in the archives. Want to check out the GIMP 2. Get it on our development downloads page.
The current stable release of GIMP is 2. Flatpak additional instructions The flatpak link above should open your software installer and prompt you to install GIMP. In the meantime, you can still run it by command line not as the recommended method, only a workaround : flatpak run org. Please refer to the documentation for your Unix-like system on the installation of software. Any downloads on the store are created by third party and is not in anyway connected to the GIMP team.
Since version 2. No X11 environment is required. Homebrew Homebrew is similar to Macports and provides packages aka formulas to install, either by compiling them from source or by using pre-made binaries.
The installer contains both bit and bit versions of GIMP, and will automatically use the appropriate one. BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing system.
It works by downloading GIMP from a distributed network of BitTorrent users, and may improve download speed dramatically. Choosing this option will download the torrent file for the GIMP installer. You may need to install a torrent client to make use of this file. Learn more Previous v2.
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