Building programs from source has many uses. Among these are installing software that is not in a package manager, installing brand new or older releases, and modifying the source code prior to installation to meet a particular need. This hands-on lab is designed to test you on installing programs from source code. In order to complete this lab, you need to obtain the source and extract it in the proper location. Then, you can use the program-specific `configure` script to create a Makefile. Finally, you need to compile source code and install it to the correct location.
Learning Objectives
Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:
- Download and Extract the Source Files to /usr/local/src
Change directories to
/usr/local/src
and download the source files withwget
using the URLs provided:- nginx: https://nginx.org/download/nginx-1.19.6.tar.gz
- httpd: https://archive.apache.org/dist/httpd/httpd-2.2.9.tar.bz2
Then, extract the source files to
/usr/local/src
.- Install nginx to /usr/local
Change directories to the top level directory for
nginx-1.19.6
. Then, run the configure script to create the Makefile based on the instructions provided (resolve any dependencies).- The install location should be
/usr/local/nginx
. - The
rewrite
andgzip
modules should be excluded.
Compile the program, install the program, and validate the installation by starting the service.
- The
nginx
service can be started by issuing./nginx
from thesbin
directory within the install. - The
nginx
service can be stopped by issuing./nginx -s stop
from thesbin
directory. - Ensure the service is shut down before proceeding to the next step.
- The install location should be
- Install apache httpd to /opt
Change directories to the top level directory for
httpd-2.2.9
. Then, run theconfigure
script to create the Makefile.- The install location should be
/opt/httpd-2.2.9
.
Compile the program, install the program, and validate the installation by starting the service.
- The service can be started by issuing
./apachectl -k start
from thebin
directory within the install.
- The install location should be