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checkinstall:tldr:68003
checkinstall: Create a package and specify where to save it.
$ sudo checkinstall --pakdir ${path-to-directory}
try on your machine
The sudo checkinstall
command is a way to install software from source code, create a package, and manage it using the system's package manager.
Here is an explanation of the options used in this command:
sudo
: This is a command that allows a user with administrative privileges to execute a command as a superuser or root.checkinstall
: This is the main command that is used to build a package from source and install it on the system.--pakdir
: This option specifies the directory where the package file will be saved.${path-to-directory}
should be replaced with the actual path to the directory where you want to store the package file. For example, if you want to save it in the user's home directory, you can use--pakdir ~/
.
Overall, this command combines the functionality of both building and installing software from source code into a package that can be easily managed by the system's package manager. It requires administrative privileges to execute.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.