How to install Linux/UNIX *.tar.gz tarball files

Q. I’m new to Linux. Over few days I found lots software distributed as .tar.gz file. How do I install tar.gz files under Linux?

A. tar.gz also known astarball, an archive format for electronic data and software. Most Linuxtarball contains a source code for software. If you are new to Linux Irecommend using apt-get, rpm and yum command to install all binarypackages.

Tarballs are a group of files in one file. Tarball files have theextension .tar.gz, .tgz or .tar.bz2. Most open source software usetarballs to distribute programs/source codes.

# 1: Uncompress tarball

To uncompress them, execute the following command(s) depending on the extension:
$ tar zxf file.tar.gz
$ tar zxf file.tgz
$ tar jxf file.tar.bz2
$ tar jxf file.tbz2

Now change directory
$ ls
$ cd path-to-software/

# 2: Build and install software

Generally you need to type 3 commands as follows for building and compiling software:
# ./configure
# make
# make install

Where,

• ./configure will configure the software to ensure your system hasthe necessary functionality and libraries to successfully compile thepackage
• make will compile all the source files into executable binaries.
• Finally, make install will install the binaries and any supporting files into the appropriate locations.

# 3: Read INSTALL / README file

Each tarball comes with installation and build instructions. Open INSTALL or README file for more information:
$ vi INSTALL

转载于:https://www.cnblogs.com/bambreeze/archive/2011/08/07/2143742.html