
You should instead use the command sudo checkinstall. Most compilation instructions will say to run the command sudo make install to install the software after compiling. Install it from Software Manager or with apt install build-essential. Replace the last "sudo make install" of the instructions with the following to add an uninstallation option in the Software Manager:įor compiling to work build-essential must be installed. Will allow you to uninstall tarballs from the Software Manager If you install it thus, you can't uninstall the program from the Software Manager.įirst install the program checkinstall ( sudo apt-get install checkinstall)



In the extracted directory and select File > Open in Terminal, and there run: Find a file that is called "INSTALL" or "README"Ĭheck to see if you have the dependencies installed
