make vs. imake?

[Robert N. Eaton]

Joseph Sinclair wrote:

>Ubuntu does not ship with the tools to build software from source, by default.  You need to go into synaptic and install the "build-essential" package, which will bring in the bare minimum needed to build from source.
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>For Firefox, you REALLY shouldn't build from source on Ubuntu.  Ubuntu backports some patches, and this may cause problems in Firefox if you build from source, especially if you install Mozilla or Thunderbird.  If you're running a AMD64 or PPC box, DO NOT build Firefox, use the Ubuntu package, since Ubuntu patches several 64-bit issues in Firefox that aren't fixed in the Mozilla source.
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>If you want to install the current Firefox on Ubuntu, it's best to  just enable "Universe" in Synaptic, and install Firefox from there.
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>==Joseph++
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Thanks to all who responded.  Joseph, looks like I'll be taking your 
advice and install Firefox the right way.

Bob Eaton