Make command

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    ChakaZulu

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    There are a few programs I've downloaded and tried to install following instructions. Any time I use the "make" command I get told that bash: make: command not found.


    Any suggestions?
     
    ChakaZulu, Dec 27, 2008
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    melhiore

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    Probably you need root privileges. Try:

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    sudo make
    If it does not help probably make command is not installed. Try

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    sudo yum install make
     
    melhiore, Dec 27, 2008
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    richbstevenson

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    sudo yum install make

    worked a treat, thanks
     
    richbstevenson, Jan 4, 2009
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    Rapax

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    Are you sure you want to install these programs by compiling them from source? That's the absolute hardest way of installing software in Linux, and should IMHO only be resorted to when all else fails.

    The package manager (what you just used to install 'make') is way quicker, easier and provides a lot of other advantages.
     
    Rapax, Jan 4, 2009
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