What does ./configure do? Why make then make install? How does it know where libs are? ( they are all there and loaded but it cant find them.) Why need libs if compiler is supposed to compile?

Mar 11, 2017 · When you install software with make install or sudo make install, different files are placed in different directories. Executables that provide commands the user is intended to run …

Feb 27, 2015 · 4 ./configure runs a script named "configure" in the current directory. make runs the program "make" in your path, and make install runs it again with the argument "install". …

How to add libraries path to the ./configure command? Ask Question Asked 12 years, 1 month ago Modified 6 years, 7 months ago

The 'configure' command is NOT a standard Linux/UNIX command. configure is a script that is generally provided with the source of most standardized type Linux packages and contains …

Jul 21, 2014 · Run the command it tells you to sudo dpkg --configure -a and it should be able to correct itself. If it doesn't try running sudo apt-get install -f (to fix broken packages) and then try …

Feb 4, 2017 · I am attempting to compile the program Goozzee, which seems the only program of its niche type (personal desktop knowledge base using topic maps), so I'm pretty invested in …

Jul 12, 2015 · how to fix configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables Ask Question Asked 10 years, 6 months ago Modified 4 years, 7 months ago

Nov 9, 2022 · 3 I would like to configure the ethernet network interface of a server but I am completely lost. I saw on the internet that you could do it with the nmcli tool but also with …

Jun 18, 2025 · Since the comment provided by erihanse was not listed as an actual solution, and it did work for me, I am formally listing it here. sudo sh -c 'cd /bin && mv -f systemd-sysusers …