# Totally stuck installing software **URL:** \ **Category:** Linux\ **Tags:** installation, software, install, make, configure\ **Created:** [August 28, 2015, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/totally-stuck-installing-software/15332 "2015-08-28T08:14:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Curby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Curby](https://forums.digi.com/u/Curby)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/totally-stuck-installing-software/15332/1 "2015-08-28T08:14:17Z")
Hello there, i’m totally stuck at installing third party software on my digi linux device. I’m using the ConnectCard™ for i.MX28 with 256/256 and the Development Kit. I successfully compiled a linux with Digi ESP and transferred it on my module via network and serial. In the past i had gcc and g++ on my modules. Now its not installed on the module. Looking for a download i’m scarred how big the gnu compiler actually is. To big for 256mib space. So any hint how to install extern software mit configure/make/make install on my device. I guess i have to cross compile or something or to include it in my Digi ESP Linux Kernel project. I understood that there is the possibility to place the application in the “app” directory. But its not simple as it is i guess. I get a lot of errors and stuff. The chapter 4.2.4 is very short and did not help at all. Nils ---
**Author:** ![LeonidM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@LeonidM](https://forums.digi.com/u/LeonidM)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2015, 10:30am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/totally-stuck-installing-software/15332/2 "2015-08-31T10:30:30Z")
yes, you need to cross-compile on host. start shell on a host, setup environment for cross compiler: export PATH=/usr/local/DigiEL-5.9/x-tools/arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi/bin:$PATH export TOOLCHAIN\_DIR=/usr/local/DigiEL-5.9/x-tools/arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi/ If your application supports auto-configure, call ./configure: CC=arm-linux-gcc ./configure --host=arm-linux --target=arm-linux --prefix=/usr/local/DigiEL-5.9/x-tools/arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi run make: make CC=arm-linux-gcc Here is an example: export PATH=/usr/local/DigiEL-5.9/x-tools/arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi/bin:$PATH export TOOLCHAIN\_DIR=/usr/local/DigiEL-5.9/x-tools/arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi/ wget [http://www.tcpdump.org/release/tcpdump-4.3.0.tar.gz](http://www.tcpdump.org/release/tcpdump-4.3.0.tar.gz) wget [http://www.tcpdump.org/release/libpcap-1.3.0.tar.gz](http://www.tcpdump.org/release/libpcap-1.3.0.tar.gz) tar xvfz libpcap-1.3.0.tar.gz cd libpcap-1.3.0/ CC=arm-linux-gcc ./configure --host=arm-linux --target=arm-linux --prefix=/usr/local/DigiEL-5.9/x-tools/arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi --with-pcap=linux make CC=arm-linux-gcc make install cd … tar xvfz tcpdump-4.3.0.tar.gz cd tcpdump-4.3.0/ vi configure Find in configure and change ac\_cv\_linux\_vers=unknown to ac\_cv\_linux\_vers=2 CC=arm-linux-gcc ./configure --host=arm-linux --target=arm-linux --prefix=/usr/local/DigiEL-5.9/x-tools/arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi make CC=arm-linux-gcc make install ---
**Author:** ![Curby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Curby](https://forums.digi.com/u/Curby)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/totally-stuck-installing-software/15332/3 "2015-09-01T08:37:54Z")
Now everything is installed in the directory /usr/local/DigiEL-5.9/x-tools/arm-unknown-linux-gnueabi. I guess now i have to copy the created folders to my rootfs projekt? But there are many directorys. How do i know, what to copy? sbin and lib directorys into my rootfs? ---
**Author:** ![LeonidM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d26b3c/32.png) [@LeonidM](https://forums.digi.com/u/LeonidM)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2015, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.digi.com/t/totally-stuck-installing-software/15332/4 "2015-09-01T08:46:48Z")
do “make install” in to some temp folder then you will know what belongs to your project