/usr/local/src
directory tree. This
would be desirable if other users will want to execute the programs (to be
installed in /usr/local/bin
). This assumes that you have write privileges
in that directory (ie. you can be come root or use the sudo command
for this purpose).
If you are working on a host machine that is administered by a university or
business, and
do not have write privileges in /usr/local
, or if you will be the only
one using BSU, then you can do everything in your own home directory tree.
Begin by downloading the following file into your home directory (see section 2 for the web address):
bsu-3.0.2.tar.gz
Change to the top directory where you will unpack the archive. Execute the tar command on the downloaded file in your home directory. Then change into the bsu-3.0.2 directory. An example of the commands would be:
{vlist2} cd /usr/local/src tar xvzf ~/bsu-3.0.2.tar.gz cd bsu-3.0.2vlist2
Next, you can run the configure script specifying your explicit options. For suggestions on which configure options to use on which operating system, see section 2.3.