“Building software is an integral part of the Linux
Operating System. It is not absolutely necessary, but compiling
software yourself ensures that you get complete customizability,
and is the foundation if the open source movement.“
“Most, if not all, Linux systems will come with a complete set
of GNU compiler utilities. These include (but are not limited to)
gcc, g++, make, and autoconf. The utilities ‘autoconf’ and ‘make’
both simplify compiling software tremendously.”
“When building your own software, it is imperative that you read
whatever documentation comes with the software. As per GNU
standards, there will usually be several files included with the
package.”