compiling source code?

[DaCalebMan]

Hi guys,

I downloaded wine from a windows laptop, but because you have to have a computer running Linux to download it as a .deb package, I had to download the source code as a tar. bz2.

Does anyone know how I compile it and make it executable?

Thanks,

~Caleb

[Segfault]

You can download deb packages using any operating system, even Windows.

Debian -- Package Download Selection -- wine_1.0.1-1_i386.deb

[DaCalebMan]

Oh Man! How could I miss that!

Is the link to wine which you gave for Debian, or Ubuntu as well?
The problem is I don't want to go over my internet download limit...

Will compiling and installing the source code be simple enough or should I just download the .Deb version?

Thanks
~Caleb

[Segfault]

Not sure, but I do not think Ubuntu comes with all necessary tools for building from source. Meaning you need to download some more stuff.
I'm sure there is a way to download from Ubuntu repo, too. Maybe rpmseek can help rpmseek.com - The search engine for Linux rpm and Debian packages - - RPM Package List wine

[DaCalebMan]

Thanks for the help!
Really appreciated!

~Caleb

[x1a4]

Will compiling and installing the source code be simple enough or should I just download the .Deb version?

That depends entirely on the software. With many applications it's very easy to install from source, others it's not.

Install the build-essential package to be able to install from source. Most of the time the apps it installs will be enough, other times you'll need to also install the right compiler depending on the language the software is written in.

[Bemk]

I recommend just working through a package manager, like apt-get, aptitude or synaptic, because those will handle dependencies (having to manage those can be a real nightmare).