use nano without install

[jpry565]

Hello,

Unfortunately we do not use a build of SLES 11 that has nano installed. All we have is VI. I would like to use nano but do not have root to install it. I can compile source code on the server and do have a home directory. Is it possible to build the application and run it without actually installing it?

Thanks!

Jeffrey Kevin Pry

[Irithori]

If I was your sysadmin, then you can basically do what you want in your $HOME.
Including compiling and using nano.
If you can compile, then the toolchain is already there.

So the answer is yes: Technically you can compile and use nano in your $HOME.


However, maybe it´s easier to just ask if nano can be installed?
It is just one command away and doesnt have many dependencies and/or space requirements.

Or wont it be installed for educational purposes?
In the end vi(m) is *way* more powerful and available anywhere.

[jpry565]

If I was your sysadmin, then you can basically do what you want in your $HOME.
Including compiling and using nano.
If you can compile, then the toolchain is already there.

So the answer is yes: Technically you can compile and use nano in your $HOME.


However, maybe it´s easier to just ask if nano can be installed?
It is just one command away and doesnt have many dependencies and/or space requirements.

Or wont it be installed for educational purposes?
In the end vi(m) is *way* more powerful and available anywhere.

So i downloaded the source and used congifure and make. Obviously i cant run make install. How can I execute it as it is?Do I need to run a different configure command with different parameters?

[Irithori]

While configure, you need to define a --prefix, that points to your home.
Also you should create a skeleton filesystem hierarchy somewhere in your home.
aka: bin, sbin, var, etc