How to install the FFTW on fedora
 

Hi folks,

I just tried fedora out with no pre-Linux experience.
Wonder how can I install the FFTW into my OS. I downloaded the package and try to install it. But realize it is a package of all the codes, which I don't have a clue to to put them into work. Before whenever you install something into Microsoft Window, it will do most things for you. Haha now I am lost.

The installation instruction is here http://www.fftw.org/fftw3_doc/Instal...lation-on-Unix

But I have no idea what they are talking there. Where should I even type the "./configure, make, make install"? In the terminal? I try, by it prompted me that no such file or directory.

Thanks

Probably easier to just use the rpmforge repo and their rpm for it.

rpmforge ? Probably not necessary, fftw is included
in the fedora.repo. ( Fedora 9 - 10 - 11 ).

yum search fftw
su
yum install fftw-devel

.....

So am I gonna type those in the terminal?

And do I still need to install the FFTW as the install instruction said? Or did you mean Fedora has the FFTW inside it?

Thanks

Hey guys,

if some install instruction for some program that I download as a gz file telling me to type:

'make', 'make file', where should type it in?

I tried to type in the terminal, but it prompting that it is not sure what directory or file am I referring to. What should I do?

Why don't you just use YUM as suggested above? Fedora provides a package for FFTW, so you don't need to build the source yourself.

... And you are not supposed to download anything.

The 10,000 most commonly used software is to be found
with : yum search , or The Package Manager :
( Menu ) System > Administration > "Add / Remove Software".