Install the latest CMake version in Ubuntu

The CMake version installed in the apt-getinstall method of the latest version of CMakeUbuntu in Ubuntu is a little old. The latest version of CMake2.8.9 is required in the project. this version is packaged with CPack. to experience the convenience of publishing a CPack, try it out. First, uninstall the CMake version that comes with apt-get install in the latest version of CMake Ubuntu. The latest version of CMake 2.8.9 is required in the project. this version is packaged with CPack. to experience the convenience of publishing a CPack, try it out. First, uninstall the installed old version CMake apt-get autoremove cmake and then download: cd/usr wget http://www.cmake.org/files/v2.8/cmake-2.8.9-Linux-i386.tar.gz Unzip: tar zxvf cmake-2.8.9-Linux-i386.tar.gz is good, take a look at the directory structure after decompression: # tree-L 2. ├ ── bin │ ├ ── ccmake │ ── cmake │ ├ cmake-gui │ ── cpack │ └ ── ctest ├ ── doc │ ── cmake-2.8 ── man │ ── manman1 └ ── share ── aclocal ├ ── applications ── cmake-2.8 ── mime ── pixmaps 11 directories, 5 files bin contains various cmake product programs and cpack. Very good. it is needed for the subsequent project. Now create the link: ln-s/usr/cmake-2.8.9-Linux-i386/bin/*/usr/bin/and then run the command to check: # cmake -- version cmake version 2.8.9 OK. The latest cmake version is successfully installed.