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Installs inotifytools without the need to go through package managers thus removing the need for root access. Useful for shared seeboxes.
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| # Download inotifytools | |
| # - Version, url's, directory names could change, use your brain. | |
| $ wget https://github.com/inotify-tools/inotify-tools/releases/download/3.20.2.2/inotify-tools-3.20.2.2.tar.gz | |
| $ tar -xvf inotify-tools-3.20.2.2.tar.gz | |
| $ cd inotify-tools-3.20.2.2 | |
| # Install inotifytools | |
| # - Configure it to use directories under non root user home dir | |
| # - Imporant, absolute paths required for configure commands | |
| $ ./configure --prefix=/home/user/.local --libdir=/home/user/.local/lib | |
| $ make | |
| $ make install | |
| # Add executable binaries to path | |
| # - Recommended to this inside relevant .profile .bashrc file etc etc | |
| # - Binary path changes based on configured prefix/libdir again, use your brain | |
| PATH="~/.local/bin:$PATH" |
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