======Unzip, Untar, Compile from Source======

download the .tar.gz file in the destination directory \\
navigate to directory, gunzip <package name> \\
tar –xvf <package name> \\
cd to newly created directory \\
[here you need to check README.txt for specific instructions, what follows are general instructions] \\
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<code>
./configure --prefix=/usr/local
make
make test (sometimes this is optional)
make install
</code>