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Exact command to install tar.gz type files in ubuntu

Asked by sainki1992

As i have done many times download of some ubuntu softwares they mostly come in tar.gz form.
To install them Devrlopers say use these commands

,/configure
make
make install

but these commands donot always work as many times compiler problem or "configure" file do not exist
some times install file do not exist.

so is there a perfact software or perfact command which can install or override these problems

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Why and what are you compiling?

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sainki1992 (sainki1992) said : 		#2

any software of format tar.gz after extracting this what must i do in genral for this type of form of software

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c0nsaw (c0nsaw) said : 		#3

each tar is different, can you not find what you want in a trusted ppa or.deb format, and add it to your sources, then re-search synaptic, it'll download and install automatically

:-)

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#4

Some contain source code for building, some contain programs. So there is no single answer. It's far easier (and more advised) to find a PPA and install from that. Again, what are you trying to compile? Did you read the readme file in the archive too? Not all compilations need the configure step

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#5

http://martin.ankerl.com/2007/04/19/how-to-install-anything-in-ubuntu-condensed/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/InstallingSoftware

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sainki1992 (sainki1992) said : 		#6

thanx
@actionparsnip
as i download softwares from linux,softpedia.org they mostly come in tar.gz form and they do not install easily even reading README file

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Sam_ (and-sam) said : 		#7

It might be not only in your own interest to prefer software installation via official (signed) repositories instead of (untrusted) third parties.

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sainki1992 (sainki1992) said : 		#8

thanx for helping me all of you