[Installation on linux/Debian] How to install the right program?

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Alexey2017-01-20 04:21:22

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Alexey, 2017-01-20 04:21:22

Friends, the question is this... Not so long ago I first learned what linux is . I've been using Windows all my life, I'm used to installing all sorts of cool things with a magic cursor, and I want to ask - what should I do with archives and folders that I download from official sites? I indirectly understand that this is Open Source, which can be modified and somehow compiled into deb ... probably = /. don't offer apt-get : downloading software from official sites, I still smell fresh plastic and catch a shining beam of reflection from the download line.

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ky0, 2017-01-20
@ky0

Okay, we won’t offer package managers - this is a skill that develops gradually, it will be useful for you to foul several systems manually with programs that are not clear where from the source ... it's like a stage of two antiviruses or love for different cleaners or "fan builds" on Windows, you can't get away from it anywhere.

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Alexander Shelemetiev, 2017-01-20
@zoroda

If we are talking about compiling from source, then usually the order of such compilation is described in the README file.
For many programs, it is enough to run from the directory with unpacked source codes.
If successful, it is recommended to do it.
But at the same time, the system is clogged with a bunch of files that will be problematic to clean up.
Instead of make install , I strongly recommend building the deb package and then installing it using dpkg or a graphical application manager.
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sim3x, 2017-01-20
@sim3x

if you don't want apt-get - use apt
They even made a loading bar for you

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Erelecano Oioraen, 2017-01-20
@Erelecano

Leave the installation from source in a distribution with a normal package manager!
apt/apt-get is the only correct way for Debian GNU/Linux, the second option is to build the correct package from source and install with dpkg/gdebi.
It would be desirable to shit go to Windows or Slakvar.

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Alexey, 2017-01-20
@aleksmanson

Alternatively, I installed the latest version of NodeJs using "Curl" - a command line tool.
I hope there are many programs that allow themselves to be downloaded in the same way. Convenient and legal)