[Linux] Installing from .tgz

[Mark Brettin]

I think it's mostly preference and what works for you.

I untar in my home dir /home/mdb/downloads and then compile there
also making sure that PREFEX points to /usr/local.  Make install 
would copy the binarys there.

I've seen some create a /usr/local/src in which the tar file would
be untar-ed and compiled there.

I think it's what works for you.  I wouldn't use /tmp though as this
is usually swap space and you could (depending on how big this partition
is) fill it up.  My swap partition is usually Total Memory times 2 so
if I had 256MB then my swap partition would be 512MB.

hope this helps.



--- Frost Jack <sannmateo@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello, 
> I just started using Linux and need a little guidance
> on best practices for installing .tgz files. This is
> my 1st install on Linux and my questions are more
> directory location and extraction location related
> than the actual commands for taring, untar'ing and
> compiling. Here are my questions (i'll call my file
> myAPP.tgz): 
> 
> 1)Should I 1st create a directory in /usr/local titles
> "myAPP" then do my extraction and compile in /tmp then
> point "PREFIX" to usr/local/myAPP for the binaries? 
> 
> 2)Untar and compile myAPP.tgz in /tmp and let makefile
> create the directories in /usr/local (using this
> directory is set as the default) for the binaries? 
> 
> 3)Create a folder in /usr/local called "myAPP" and do
> all work (untar & compile(makefile))within the
> directory that the actual binaries will reside? 
> 
> Any assistance or direction as always is greatly
> appreciated!
> 
> Matt  
> 
> 
>  
>
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