For most software, the reason that fail to install is configure can't find the right path or some spicial file vision. Example, if the required the softwore is lower version but you did update to higher vision, you can be succesful when you install. Under this situation, you have to change the configure file and then product the make and makefile file correctly. Anybody know how to edit the Configure file? what kind langure it use?

This post probably belongs in linux -> general instead of linux -> kernel.

Which program are you trying to install from a tarball?

./configure is a bash script that generates a Makefile after analyzing your system.
The configure script is built by the autoconf program given a configure.ac or configure.in template file. However you probably don't need to edit this file.

The first step will be to read the README and INSTALL files. Second, try
'./configure --help'. There may be information on some options you will need or want.

If the configure script fails, you need to read the log to determine what the problem was. Usually the cause is a missing dependency.

what is the "log"?

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Linux General and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.