# 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"