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{{Short description|Computer program for Unix-like operating systems}}
{{Refimprove|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox software
| name = CheckInstall
| logo =
| screenshot =
| caption =
| author = Felipe Sánchez
| developer =
| released =
| latest release version = 1.6.2
| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2009|12|26}}
| latest preview version =
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| operating system =
| platform = [[Unix-like]]
| language =
| genre = Software management
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = {{URL|http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/}}
}}

'''CheckInstall''' is a computer program for [[Unix-like]] operating systems which eases the installation and uninstallation of software compiled from source by making use of [[package management system]]s. After software compilation it can automatically generate a [[Slackware]]-, [[RPM Package Manager|RPM]]-, or [[Debian]]-compatible [[Software package (installation)|package]] that can later be cleanly uninstalled through the appropriate package manager.<ref name="CheckInstall Home Page">{{cite web | last=Sánchez | first=Felipe | title=CheckInstall Homepage | url=http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/ | access-date=2012-11-12}}</ref>

CheckInstall monitors the installation phase of a normal software build process and notes the files that are added to the system. It then builds a package that contains these files, using additional information gathered from the user. Finally, the files installed by the original run are removed and the package is installed using the system package tools, so the package will be properly registered in the local installed packages database.

The primary benefits provided by CheckInstall versus simply running <code>make install</code> are the ability to remove the package from the system using the system packaging tools, and the ability to install the resulting package on multiple machines.<ref name="Linux Cookbook">{{citation | title=Linux Cookbook | last=Schroder | first=Carla | publisher=[[O'Reilly Media|O'Reilly]] | isbn=978-0-596-00640-2 | year=2009 | pages=56–57 }}</ref><ref name="Installing packages from source code with checkinstall">{{cite web | last=Kemp | first=Steve | title=Debian Administration | url=http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/147 | access-date=2013-05-07}}</ref> CheckInstall is sometimes cited as a mechanism for creating packages by open source projects instead of creating numerous platform-specific build packages.<ref name="Building WX with CheckInstall">{{cite web | last=Reingart | first=Mariano | title=wxPyWiki | url=http://wiki.wxpython.org/CheckInstall | access-date=2013-05-07}}</ref><ref name="Check Install">{{cite web | title=emergent Neural Network Simulation System | url=http://grey.colorado.edu/emergent/index.php/Check_Install | access-date=2013-05-07 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140331160712/http://grey.colorado.edu/emergent/index.php/Check_Install | archive-date=2014-03-31}}</ref>

==Usage==
Checkinstall is usually used after running a [[configure script]] and [[Make (software)|<code>make</code>]], as follows:

./configure
make
sudo checkinstall

After entering some information about the author and a package description, you will get the folder where the generated package has been saved to.

==See also==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
*[[Installwatch]]
*[[Advanced Packaging Tool]]
*[[Alien (file converter)]]
*[[Sudo]]
*[[Yellowdog Updater, Modified]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Linux package management-related software]]
[[Category:Unix package management-related software]]

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