If your build from source is successful, you can make a Debian (Ubuntu) package (.deb) for future use:
* Install package tools:
sudo apt-get install checkinstall
* Rebuild package using "checkinstall":
cd /path/to/extracted/package
./configure
sudo make
sudo checkinstall
* Keep the resulting ".deb" file for future use. It can later be installed using:
sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb
Note: These are basic instructions that may not always work. Some packages require additional dependencies and optional parameters to be specified in order to build them successfully.
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