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Usually to install a program you would
$ cd to where you downloaded the package
$ tar xfvz xxxxxx.tar.gz
$ cd xxxxxx(the directory the previous step just created)
$ ./bootstrap (Do this step if you downloaded the package as CVS)
$ ./configure
$ make
$ make check (this is optional)
$ make install (this step must be done as root so do "su root")
Usually the program will be available as a binary package (*.bin, *.rpm, *.deb)
For these at the prompt I do
$ ./packagename.bin
or
$ rpm -i packagename.rpm
However I'm not sure about the *.deb packages.
Most distributions have support for rpms.
You should also check the INSTALL file that is included with the package. It will have more details on how to install it.
That's it.
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