Installing fdupes
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-To install the program, issue the following commands:
-
-make fdupes
-su root
-make install
-
-This will install the program in /usr/local/bin. You may change this
-to a different location by editing the Makefile. Please refer to
-the Makefile for an explanation of compile-time options. If you're
-having trouble compiling, please take a look at the Makefile.
-
-UPGRADING NOTE: When upgrading from a version prior to 1.2, it should
-be noted that the default installation directory for the fdupes man
-page has changed from "/usr/man" to "/usr/local/man". If installing
-to the default location you should delete the old man page before
-proceeding. This file would be named "/usr/man/man1/fdupes.1".
-
-A test directory is included so that you may familiarise yourself
-with the way fdupes operates. You may test the program before
-installing it by issuing a command such as "./fdupes testdir"
-or "./fdupes -r testdir", just to name a couple of examples. Refer
-to the documentation for information on valid options.
+You're looking at a DEVELOPMENT version of fdupes. If you're not a software
+developer or you just want to install the program, this is probably not the
+version you want. This version of fdupes is currently in development and
+subject to change. The features and functionality present in this version
+may not reflect the features and functionality in the final release.
+
+The easiest way to install fdupes is to use your operating system's package
+manager, if available. If that's not an option or you'd prefer to compile
+the program yourself (which may sometimes be the only way to obtain the
+latest version), you should download a RELEASE version of fdupes and follow
+the installation instructions provided with it.
+
+As of this writing, fdupes releases may be downloaded from:
+
+ https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes/releases
+
+If you're a programmer and you wish to use or work on this version of fdupes
+you will need to install autoconf and automake on your system and run
+
+ autoreconf --install
+
+to generate the configure script and other files needed for compilation and
+installation. After that you may compile fdupes by running:
+
+ ./configure
+ make
+
+and install it by running:
+
+ sudo make install
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