# Installing Gramps from a command line

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**Created:** [April 6, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/installing-gramps-from-a-command-line/5234 "2024-04-06T17:59:13Z")\
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Gramps 5.1.5 Linux Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS  
I had notification that a newer version of the software was available so I DL’d the tarball and unpacked it. However, the usual methods used to install a new package ( ./configure make  
sudo make install) don’t work for this package.  
So I’ve had to stick to the version available through Ubuntu Software. I have had a look in the documentation supplied in the text files with the release but I can’t find what the problem is - maybe because I don’t code and can’t follow the jargon etc. has anyone written an idiot’s guide to installing Gramps from a tarball on Ubuntu? Thanks.

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