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I can't install anything in .tar.gz format because it tells me make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. What do I do?

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    `.tar.gz` files are just compressed archives (tar stands for TapeARchive and gz stands for GZipped) You will have to extract the contents to a folder, typically something like `tar xvzf filename.tar.gz` Then `cd` to the folder (it will include any necessary `.make` files) and run any necessary commands to build the software and install it. Typically `./configure` `make` and `make install` (this last one may require `sudo` appended to it. Consult the `readme` files usually included in the archive. – hmayag Feb 04 '14 at 21:12
  • I've done that. It says `no makefile found` – kookman98 Feb 04 '14 at 22:11
  • Can you provide some more information? What files were extracted? What is the full name of the .tar.gz? Where did it come from? – user3121023 Feb 04 '14 at 23:11
  • .tar.gz file; p7zip_9.20.1~dfsg.1.orig.tar.gz output – kookman98 Feb 05 '14 at 00:38
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    If there is no `.make` file then perhaps there's a binary installer or shell script (`.sh`). Ordinarily there should be a `install` or `readme` text file with instructions on how to procceed. – hmayag Feb 05 '14 at 08:04
  • You might go to [http://sourceforge.net/projects/p7zip/files/p7zip/9.20.1/] and download `p7zip_9.20.1_src_all.tar.bz2` That contains the source that you could compile with `make` You could also download the binaries for linux. – user3121023 Feb 05 '14 at 09:32
  • i found the make files for p7zip, do they not appear if you dont extract from the terminal? – kookman98 Feb 05 '14 at 17:10
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    Does this answer your question? [Error when installing Makefile: "make: \*\*\* No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop."](https://askubuntu.com/questions/103348/error-when-installing-makefile-make-no-targets-specified-and-no-makefile) – mickmackusa Jan 11 '22 at 06:01

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something you are missing ... either name not correctly spelled ... i will refer you to this

Error when installing Makefile: "make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop."

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