[email protected] said: > If I have an application that I wish to install --- a crossword compiler > in this case and I have the download on the desktop --- it's a .tgz file > --- is there an apt-get command 9or variation) that will install it?
Not really. The standard "./configure && make && make install" rules still apply. That said, you can do what I do and use a neat little utility called "checkinstall" in place of the "make install" step. Checkinstall calls "make install" in the background, and watches the files that get installed. It then creates a package with those files, which makes it super easy to uninstall later on. Much better than manually uninstalling the app if they couldn't be bothered enough to provide a "make uninstall" target.
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