After I unarchived a tar file containing the software I want to install,
I ran
./configure
Then:
make
make install
But where is this piece of software installed? And how do I locate its path via terminal?
Does Linux install all programs in a specific directory? Or does it just install them to the same directory as the tar file where the make
command was issued?
Best Answer
There is no rule but usually
/usr/local
(i.e.,/usr/local/bin
for binaries).You can also specify where do you want to install with the
--prefix
option. For examplewill install the software in your home directory.