installing software on linux

[dinhunzvi]

i have recently migrated to Linux Ubuntu from Windows. how do i install software using source code

[Stefano Mtangoo]

change directory to source code folder
cd /home/dinhunzvi/Downloads/theFolder
./configure && make && sudo make install

It depends on what you are installing. If it needs headers/libraries and the language it is coded in

[Stefano Mtangoo]

if it is python don't do configure stuffs. Just cd to dir and do
sudo python setup.py install

[dinhunzvi]

i have been trying to install mysql and i get an error when i type the ./configure command.

[Stefano Mtangoo]

i have been trying to install mysql and i get an error when i type the ./configure command.

Make Ubuntu Docs your first stop (RTM).
Now from Docs you need to do:

sudo apt-get install apache2 php5-mysql libapache2-mod-php5 mysql-server

[dinhunzvi]

how do i install the gnu compiler collection for ubuntu? my internet connection is too slow for me to download such big files so compiling source is the way top go for me

[Stefano Mtangoo]

how do i install the gnu compiler collection for ubuntu? my internet connection is too slow for me to download such big files so compiling source is the way top go for me

What will you compile them with?

sudo apt-get install build-essentials

[dinhunzvi]

have tried that commands, it's now saying "E: Unable to locate package build-essentials"

[Stefano Mtangoo]

have tried that commands, it's now saying "E: Unable to locate package build-essentials"

Sorry my typo: it is build-essential

sudo apt-get install build-essential

[dinhunzvi]

thanks it's now working

[Stefano Mtangoo]

pls close the thread!