How to install local software on Linux?

Installing software locally on Linux can be achieved through package managers or manual installation.

1. Install software using a package manager.
2. In Debian/Ubuntu systems, you can use the apt-get command to install software, for example: sudo apt-get install software name.
3. The Red Hat/Fedora system allows for the installation of software using the yum command, for example: sudo yum install software_name.
4. You can install software on the Arch Linux system using the pacman command, for example: sudo pacman -S software_name.
5. Different Linux distributions may use different package managers, so you need to use the appropriate command for your distribution to install.
6. Manually install software:
7. The source code package of the software is usually downloaded in .tar.gz or .tar.bz2 format.
8. Extract the source code package using the command: tar -zxvf software_package_name.tar.gz (or if it ends in tar.bz2, use tar -jxvf software_package_name.tar.bz2).
9. To access the decompressed directory, typically you would use the cd command, for example: cd package_directory.
10. Follow the instructions in the software package’s documentation or README file to compile and install the software, typically using the following commands: ./configure
    make
    sudo make install
11. After executing the above command, the software will be compiled and installed on the system.

Whether using a package manager or manually installing, installation commands need to be executed as the root user or with the sudo command.