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New at Ubuntu and need help Compiling & Installing

Asked by cesarlulito

i just got ubuntu because windows was just not working for me. i know very little about codes and all of the stuff you never have to worry about using windows. i want to learn how to compile and install programs on my own. if someone could help me install BpmDj which is a Djing program i would really appreciate it.
the packages are all here...thank you.
 http://bpmdj.yellowcouch.org/setup.html

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Olivier (olivier-lacroix) said : 		#1

Hi !

you might want to have a look at djplay which is included in the ubuntu repositories : if you are satisfied with it you won't need to compile anything, which would be far more easier.

to install it, just search for djplay in synaptic and click install.

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Olivier (olivier-lacroix) said : 		#2

you can also have a look at mixxx, also included in repositories

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cesarlulito (cesarlulito) said : 		#3

ok ill check them out... but learning about compiling and installing programs is something that I think would be useful for later use. you think I can get some tips on the basic steps

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Best Clóvis Fabrício (nosklo) said : 		#4

It is not that useful.

Nowadays you can do all usual stuff without recompiling anything. Unless you plan into becoming a programmer, or need to install something unusual.

You can start reading this:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CompilingSoftware

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Olivier (olivier-lacroix) said : 		#5

Not that much actually... Ubuntu offers around 20 000 precompiled softwares in its repositories. You normally find what you want in these !

Compiling has some big inconvenients : you won't receive any automatic upgrade and it will be hard to uninstall the software for instance. Moreover, sometimes, making the compilation succeed can be a real pain... believe me :-)

But, if you ever feel you really need to compile something, you will have to download an archive, uncompress it, install the necessary developpement libraries, and usually run "./configure" then "make" then "make install" in the directory.

This is the global picture.

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cesarlulito (cesarlulito) said : 		#6

Thanks ClovisFabricio, that solved my question.