It's something new users have to learn to do
Build programs from source code on any Linux distribution
One of the most difficult adjustments for users switching from Windows to Linux is the realization that not every piece of software you want to install is ready for you to use. Unlike Windows users, who (in most cases) get software pre-packaged in an EXE installer or ZIP file, Linux users often have to compile their own software packages.
If you want to know how to compile software packages on Linux, you need to follow a few steps. You need to download the source code, run the configure command, install all the required dependency packages, and then run the make command to start compiling your package. Here’s how to do all this on a Linux-based operating system.
Before you start building your new software packages, you need the source code. This can come from a package you developed yourself. In that case, you should already have access to the source code.
