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  1. @Goon3r Goon3r revised this gist Mar 13, 2020. 1 changed file with 2 additions and 1 deletion.
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    # Install inotifytools
    # - Configure it to use directories under non root user home dir
    $ ./configure --prefix=~/.local --libdir=~/.local/lib
    # - Imporant, absolute paths required for configure commands
    $ ./configure --prefix=/home/user/.local --libdir=/home/user/.local/lib
    $ make
    $ make install

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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
    $ ./configure --prefix=~/.local --libdir=~/.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"