http://linuxexchange.org/questions/884/install-multiple-versions-of-a-package<p>I want to install multiple versions of a package (say libX) from src. The package (libX) uses Autotools to build, so follows the ./configure , make, make install convention. The one installed by default goes to /usr/local/bin and /usr/local/lib and I want to install another version of this in /home/user/libX .</p> <p>The other problem is that libX is a dependency for another package (say libY) which also uses autotools. How to I make libY point to the version installed in /home/user/libX ? There could be also a possibility that its a system package like ffmpeg and I want to use the latest svn version for my src code and hence build it from src. What do i do in that case ? What is the best practice in this case so that I do not break the system libraries?</p> <p>I'm using Ubuntu 10.04 and Opensuse 10.3.</p>enWed, 20 Apr 2011 14:12:19 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/884/install-multiple-versions-of-a-package#2458<p>Please accept an answer so the question/answer can be finished. Or provide more details so we can help.</p>rfelsburgWed, 20 Apr 2011 14:12:19 -0400http://linuxexchange.org/questions/884/install-multiple-versions-of-a-package#2458