hey guys, so i am on an oddyssey of learning all about linux whilst trying to install a working libwebcam. i am running ubuntu 8.10 with a 2.6.27-11-generic kernel.

so somebody i know suggested that i get libwebcam from here:
Revision 23: /Linux
so how do i do that? i tried doing this in terminal:
svn checkout Revision 23: /Linux

and i am not exactly sure what it did... in fact i do not even know what that command does, i just know that i have seen it used in a situation like this before. the last thing the terminal said after i typed that in was
'checked out revision 23.'
now what steps do i have to take to install the thing?
thanks!