How to install precompiled binaries in linux

Question

I am trying to install a pre-compiled sqlite version 3 (sqlite3) binary in linux. I created a directory /home/username/src and I placed the zip file in the directory then unzipped the file. What I was left with was sqlite3. When I try to use it I get an error saying sqlite3 is not installed. I have tried the commands:

install sqlite3
make install

Answer 1

You should not download sqlite yourself but install it from the repositories of your distributions using the package manager. On Debian/Ubuntu you would do:

 sudo apt-get install sqlite3 libsqlite3-0 libsqlite3-dev

Depending on what programming language you are using, you should also install the proper bindings. Those are often available as packages as well.

Answer 2

Try running it like:

cd /home/username/src
./sqlite3

Note the leading "./" there. You can also move it into /usr/local/bin, which is probably in your $PATH, verify with:

echo $PATH

and then you can run it from anywhere like:

sqlite3