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I am trying to install the latest version of GTK+ and I have downloaded all the packages listed here:

http://www.gtk.org/download-linux.html

In which directory should I extract each of the tar files and then install?

Note: the installation instructions (where there is an INSTALL file) are the standard ./configure, make and make install. It therefore seems to me that it's important where I extract each of the files.

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You should extract them into and build them in a normal user's home directory. You should install them into /usr/local via sudo.

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So you are saying I should just extract them into /home/administrator, but then you are just suppose to type "make install". Will this put it in the right directory? – snooper May 24 '11 at 2:57
First you extract them. The you read the INSTALL file that comes along with each. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams May 24 '11 at 2:59
Yes I've read the INSTALL file. So just following the instructions will put them in the right directory? And what would happen if I don't put them in the home directory? – snooper May 24 '11 at 3:01
Well, they don't need to be in the home directory per se, but really, as long as you can build them as a normal user that's fine. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams May 24 '11 at 3:04
Would /usr/src be another option? – snooper May 24 '11 at 3:09
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Yes so just following the instructions in the INSTALL file: ./configure, make, make install; works fine. It gets installed by default into /usr/local/share

I prefer to extract it to the home folder just in case the tar is needed again in the future.

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The classic method to use when building from source is:

  1. Extract the package to a working directory (/tmp is an easy default choice)

    tar -xzf package-src.tgz -C /tmp/

  2. Change to the extracted directory:

    cd /tmp/package-src

  3. Configure the makefile as needed for your platform/environment (setting the base dir to /usr/local as well is a good idea):

    ./configure

  4. Compile the app, run the makefile's tests and finally install the finalized files using chained commands:

    make && make test && sudo make install
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