cd ~ wget somepackage.tar.gz tar -gxf somepackage.tar.gz man tar tar -zxf somepackage.tar.gz cd somepackage-1.23-45 less README less INSTALL ls less INSTALL.DEBIAN ./autogen.sh chmod u+x autogen.sh ./autogen.sh ./configure apt-get install libtool ./configure # grunt make apt-get install lib-dependency1824 make apt-get install lib-dependency692 make # wait 7 minutes apt-get install lib-dependency324 lsb_release -a # google lib-dependency324 on current OS wget lib-324-1.02-backports-prebuilt.tgz tar -zxf lib-324-1.02-backports-prebuilt.tgz cd /usr/lib cp ~/somepackage-1.23-45/lib-324.so.1.02 . ln -s lib-324.so.1.02 lib-432.so rm lib-432.so ln -s lib-324.so.1.02 lib-324.so cd - make # wait 20 minutes, ignore warnings make test apt-get install curl make test make install # stab keyboard sudo make install cd .. rm -rf ~ /somepackage-1.23-45 # panic # yank power cord, join a commune