Installing on generic Unix systems ---------------------------------- The package includes both a library and a standalone program. To install everything try ./configure && make && make install To uninstall, try make uninstall You may have problems compiling the package on non-GNUish systems, because the tool currently uses both gmake and gawk features, and I have no access to non-gnu systems. If your operating system isn't able to compile barcode and you are willing to help porting, feel free to call me. Installing on Debian/GNU systems -------------------------------- The suggested installation here includes creation of a Debian package: debian/rules binary Then, just install using dpkg: dpkg -i ../barcode-0.98_*.deb (the "*" here will represent your architecture: "i386", "alpha", "sparc", ...)