install screen from source code

Question

I tried to install the screen command on RedHat from source code. But when I run the configure, it returned

configure: error: !!! no tgetent - no screen

So does anyone know how to fix it?

Answer 1

You should install package ncurses-devel -- Should be done via sudo yum install ncurses-devel

Answer 2

This answer suits well for those needing to install ncurses also from source, also in a local folder:

• Download ncurses:

  wget "https://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/ncurses/ncurses-6.1.tar.gz"
  

• untar and enter folder

  tar zvxf ncurses-6.1.tar.gz
  cd ncurses-6.1
  

• Install:

  ./configure --prefix=$HOME/local  # or $HOME/.local
  make
  make install
  

• before making the same for screen, export this as:

  export LDFLAGS='-L$HOME/local/lib'
  export CPPFLAGS='-I$HOME/local/include'
  

• screen download and install:

  cd ~
  wget "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/screen/screen-4.8.0.tar.gz"
  tar xzvf screen-4.8.0.tar.gz
  mkdir $HOME/local/etc # for install below
  cd screen-4.8.0
  
  ./configure --prefix=$HOME/local
  # if you got tgetent error use real path instead of $HOME
  make install &&
  install -m 644 $HOME/screen-4.8.0/etc/etcscreenrc $HOME/local/etc/screenrc
  
  export PATH="$HOME/local/bin:$PATH"
  

Related to: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/348184/can-not-find-screen-and-how-to-install-it-without-network-and-administration

Source: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/general/screen.html

Answer 3

I installed libncurses5-dev on Ubuntu 14.04 to fix the issue - as I received the same error message.

I ran sudo rm -fR autom4te.cache in the same directory, Makefile was then created, then smooth sailing.

Answer 4

You need to install libncurses5-dev and then try your configure -> make process again.

Exec this command:

sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev