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# Building and Installing Software Packages for Linux

## Mendel Cooper --- http://personal.riverusers.com/~thegrendel/

v1.91, 27 July 1999

This is a comprehensive guide to building and installing "generic" UNIX software distributions under Linux. Additionally, there is some coverage of "rpm" and "deb" pre-packaged binaries.

## 1. Introduction

## 2. Unpacking the Files

## 3. Using Make

## 4. Prepackaged Binaries

- 4.1 Whats wrong with rpms?
- 4.2 Problems with rpms: an example

## 5. Termcap and Terminfo Issues

## 6. Backward Compatibility With a.out Binaries

- 6.1 An Example

## 7. Troubleshooting

- 7.1 Link Errors
- 7.2 Other Problems
- 7.3 Tweaking and fine tuning
- 7.4 Where to go for more help

## 8. Final Steps

## 9. First Example: Xscrabble

## 10. Second Example: Xloadimage

## 11. Third Example: Fortune

## 12. Fourth Example: Hearts

## 13. Fifth Example: XmDipmon

## 14. Where to Find Source Archives

## 15. Final Words

## 16. References and Further Reading

## 17. Credits

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