Change Linux install directory

[James]

Hi,

I've compiled WZ2100 from source on my Ubuntu computer, but I want to install it within my home directory so that it doesn't interfere with the Ubuntu package I have installed. Is there any way of doing this?

I've compiled using configure && make.

Thanks,

--James.

[stiv]

Distribution packages normally get installed into /usr. Add-on packages you compile yourself normally use /usr/local. You can change this by running ./configure --prefix=some-dir where some-dir is the base directory. example: ./configure --prefix=$HOME

./configure --help is your friend. It will also show you how to add a prefix or suffix to the executable name.