epkg - Packaging system for source apps (all those *.tar.gz an *.tgz etc.) briefly After unpacking some package ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/encap/more details epkg symlinks files from source directory to target dir this allows you to keep packages in separate dirs but still have symlinks to them in /usr/local/lib /usr/local/man etc. Example: I store all my packages in /opt dir (e.g. /opt/cdda2wav /opt/cdrecord) therefore I do ./configure --prefix=/opt/cdda2wav or by editing Makefile make make install epkg -s /opt cdda2wav if i wish removal epkg -r -s /opt cdda2wav you have to define -s source and -t target dirs if neccessary -s defaults to /usr/local /usr/local/encap -t defaults to /usr/local for more man epkg