To install Linux software from source first requires the right type of file: i.e. a file with the extension tar.gz or tar.bz2.

Typical installations: Go to Terminal and follow the rest of the instructions.

1.) How to install from a tar.gz file.

tar xvzf package.tar.gz
cd package
./configure
make
make install

2.) How to install from a tar.bz2

tar xvjf package.tar.bz2
cd package
./configure
make
make install