It's easier to compile and install source code than you might thihk. To compile source code, first do this:
Code:
apt install build-essential
That will install everything to compile source code, but read below.
Download the files, and decompress them with an archive manager. Cd to that folder and look for a file called "configure." It is very likely to be there. Then run it:Either all the -dev files are installed, or you will be told which files are missing. Use Synaptic to find the files, and they must end in -dev, which are the libraries that compilation uses.
Once you have all the libraries installed, the configure script will create, and tell you it is doing so, a file called "make." So, This command compiles the code. Some errors may be displayed, but don't worry about them. After compilation,This is, as I said, not all that hard. Post any problems you may have.
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