In general this is the source code. Download them first. Then CD to the download directory. Unzip the XXX.tar.gz with Tar Xvfz. Then go to the extracted directory.
Hit the./configure build configuration file. Play make to compile the source code, generate the library and the executable file. Final make install.
In the final step may be copied files into the system directory, so may require system permissions, General Linux system with sudo make install, other systems please refer to the system help.
tar.gz (BZ or bz2, etc.)
First, installation
1. Open a shell, that is, the terminal
2. Use the CD command to enter the directory where the source code compression package is located
3. Unzip the file according to the package type (* represents the package name)
TAR-ZXVF ****.tar.gz tar-jxvf ****.tar.bz (or bz2)
4. Use the CD command to enter the unzipped directory
5. Enter the compile file command:./configure (some compression packages have been compiled, this step can be omitted)
6. Then the command: Make
7, then the installation file command: Make install
8, Installation completed
(note) How to install tar.gz software inside ubuntu12.4