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Suppose, we've built some package from sources (configure make install).

May we remove sources directory after successful building? Or it depends? On what, then?


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You don't need anything except the binaries. Those should already be copied to another location by make install. The rest can be removed. If you're unsure make a backup before removal. Remove, test if still working, if still working remove the backup.



Note:
As ændrük pointed out: Using checkinstall Install checkinstall over make install has the virtue of enabling Ubuntu to track the installation. Later you can revert any changes made using the regular Ubuntu package management.


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