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Unix Third Edition: Visual Quickstart Guide
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Unix Third Edition: Visual Quickstart Guide

by Deborah S. Ray, Eric J. Ray
August 2006
Beginner
448 pages
9h 44m
English
Peachpit Press
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Chapter 14. Installing Your Own Software

Chapter Contents

If you use Unix long enough, you’ll eventually want or need to install new software. Installing software could mean just installing a shell script that you get from a friend, or it could mean compiling and installing a full-fledged program that you download from the Internet.

In this chapter, we’ll explore the process for installing software on Unix systems. Work through each section in the order provided, and keep in mind that

  • The process for installing Unix software is a bit more complicated than doing the same on Windows ...

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