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	  You also can build <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span> from source; however, this is
	  probably not a useful exercise unless <code class="systemitem">apt</code> is already
	  available on your system.  If it is, you can install
	  <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span> from source with the following steps:
	</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist" type="1"><li class="listitem"><p>
	      Install the following pieces of software:
	    </p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>
		  A C++ compiler, such as <a class="ulink" href="http://gcc.gnu.org" target="_top">g++</a>.
		</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
		  The development files for <code class="systemitem">apt</code>, typically available
		  in a package with a name like
		  <code class="systemitem">libapt-pkg-dev</code>.
		</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
		  The <code class="systemitem">libsigc++-2.0</code> library,
		  available in the package
		  <code class="systemitem">libsigc++-2.0-dev</code> or from
		  <a class="ulink" href="http://libsigc.sourceforge.net" target="_top">http://libsigc.sourceforge.net</a>.
		</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
		  The <code class="systemitem">cwidget</code> library,
		  available in the package
		  <code class="systemitem">libcwidget-dev</code> or from
		  <a class="ulink" href="http://cwidget.alioth.debian.org" target="_top">http://cwidget.alioth.debian.org</a>.
		</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
		  The <code class="systemitem">gettext</code> program, which
		  should be included with your Linux distribution.
		</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>
		  A <code class="systemitem">make</code> tool, such as <a class="ulink" href="http://www.gnu.org/software/make" target="_top">GNU
		  make</a>.
		</p></li></ul></div></li><li class="listitem"><p>
	      Last but not least, download the most recent
	      <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span> source code, available from <a class="ulink" href="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/admin/aptitude" target="_top">http://packages.debian.org/unstable/admin/aptitude</a>.
	      (scroll to the bottom of the page and download the
	      <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">.orig.tar.gz</span>”</span> file)
	    </p></li></ol></div><p>
	  Once all the required components are available, open a
	  terminal and execute the command <span class="command"><strong>tar zxf
	  aptitude-0.8.13.tar.gz</strong></span> to unpack the source
	  code.  Once the source code is unpacked, type <span class="command"><strong>cd
	  aptitude-0.8.13 &amp;&amp; ./configure &amp;&amp;
	  make</strong></span> to compile <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span>.  If this succeeds,
	  make sure you are the <code class="systemitem">root</code> user (by using
	  <span class="command"><strong>su</strong></span>, for instance), then type
	  <span class="command"><strong>make install</strong></span> to install <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span> on
	  your computer.  Once <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span> is successfully installed,
	  typing <span class="command"><strong>aptitude</strong></span> at a command prompt
	  should start the program.
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