What do I do with the folders from installing libraries (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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I had some missing libraries like libmtp, after extracting the tar, what do I do with the folders? do I need to extract to a specific area? can I move them after installing?

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[-] spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

You should install libmtp by running sudo apt install libmtp.

This will download, extract, and install the library to its proper location. No need to be downloading stuff manually like that.

[-] voracread@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Which distro are you using?

[-] FemboyNB@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Linux mint 21.3 virginia

[-] voracread@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Isn't libmtp available in your repo?

[-] FemboyNB@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

I installed libmtp because I got a "no .source file" error while trying to transfer files

[-] voracread@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The left over files and directories are safe to delete.

[-] FemboyNB@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Both spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world and voracread@lemmy.world's answers work, I deleted the leftover files, and ran sudo apt upgrade libmtp because the version I got was out of date

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Only use a package manager to install software including libraries

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