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Autoconf vs CheckInstall

A side-by-side look at Autoconf and CheckInstall. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Autoconf

Autoconf

Development

Autoconf is an extensible package of M4 macros that produce shell scripts to automatically configure software source code packages. It can adapt the software to many kinds of Unix-like systems without manual user intervention.

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CheckInstall

CheckInstall

Os & Utilities

CheckInstall is an open-source system utility for Linux that checks installed software against known vulnerabilities. It integrates with the package manager to scan all installed packages and libraries, checks them against security vulnerability databases, and reports any issues found.

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