how to install tar.gz package

# 1: Uncompress tarball

To uncompress them, execute the following command(s) depending on the extension:
$ tar zxf file.tar.gz
$ tar zxf file.tgz
$ tar jxf file.tar.bz2
$ tar jxf file.tbz2

Now change directory
$ ls
$ cd path-to-software/

# 2: Build and install software

Generally you need to type 3 commands as follows for building and compiling software:
# ./configure
# make
# make install
Where,

• ./configure will configure the software to ensure your system has the necessary functionality and libraries to successfully compile the package
• make will compile all the source files into executable binaries.
• Finally, make install will install the binaries and any supporting files into the appropriate locations.

# 3: Read INSTALL / README file

Each tarball comes with installation and build instructions. Open INSTALL or README file for more information:
$ vi INSTALL

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ANOTHER TYPE

wget http://download.divx.com/labs/divx611-20060201-gcc4.0.1.tar.gz

Untar DivX 6.1.1 codec for Linux:

$ tar -zxvf divx611-20060201-gcc4.0.1.tar.gz

Install divx611 codec:

$ cd divx611-20060201-gcc4.0.1
$ sudo ./install.sh
Press Q after reading agreement, please type yes to install codes.