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Using the make command

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Hello i am using ubuntu linux.
i am very new to linux, can someone please explain me how to use the make command, is there a good simple tutorial out there
i need to know how to install all sort of files on linux using the terminal.
thank you very much for your help.
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Start by going through this..http://lowfatlinux.com/. lowfatlinux.com has tons of guides to get you started with linux terminal

And http://ss64.com/bash/ you will find different types of commands for linux.
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Start by going through this..http://lowfatlinux.com/. lowfatlinux.com has tons of guides to get you started with linux terminal

And http://ss64.com/bash/ you will find different types of commands for linux.
finnaly someone answe my question, thank you very much
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finnaly someone answe my question, thank you very much
your welcome... happy learning!
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Well, first thing, install make and gcc and other tools needed for compiling

 
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential

Then you can do make and make install to install software from source code (remember to read the INSTALL file!!!)
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