[ Thanks to dmbkiwi
for this link. ]
“One of the big challenges of linux that newbies face is
compiling software. Generally, if you run a binary based
distribution, you should try to avoid compiling software. Compiling
software on a binary distribution has a couple of downsides. First,
the software is not managed by the distribution package manager,
and secondly, it’s hard and generally unnecessary–you should be
able to find a package for your distribution somewhere. However, if
you do need to compile software–say you need a bleeding edge
version of something, or there is no compatible package for your
distribution–this howto could help you to compile the software
successfully…”