If your build from source is successful, you can make a Debian (Ubuntu) package (.deb) for future use:
- Install package tools:
sudo apt-get install checkinstall
- Rebuild package using “checkinstall”:
cd /path/to/extracted/package
./configure
sudo make
sudo checkinstall
- Keep the resulting “.deb” file for future use. It can later be installed using:
sudo dpkg -i packagename.deb
Note: These are basic instructions that may not always work. Some packages require additional dependencies and optional parameters to be specified in order to build them successfully. Also see these Ubuntu wiki instructions