I am really new with Ubuntu, and I am trying install the program with this guide. But I can't get it to work, and I don't understand what is going on. I was wondering if somebody could ether tell me how to get it to work or tell what the commands mean.
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So, what exactly is your problem? (edit your original post)– KamikazeCZJun 11, 2013 at 16:46
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I suggest you don't do that. Those instructions are showing you how to compile and install the software manually yourself. In Ubuntu you mostly install software from the package repositories.
Open "Software Center" from the dash (the Ubuntu logo at the top of the bar on the left) and search for valgrind in there. You'll then be able to install it and, after that's done, to use it.
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Okay, I now see I already had the program installed, I just could not find it in the Dash. Now I just have to figure out how to use the program :)– SørenHNJun 11, 2013 at 17:31
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It's generally a program that you use from the terminal. Any detailed usage instructions are probably out of scope for this question. :-) Jun 11, 2013 at 17:33
sudo apt-get install valgrind
is what you probably want to do. You chose the hard way not really recommendable for a beginner.
Even easier way is to use the Software Center.
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I tried that, even before I asked the question, and it must have worked, because I can see in the Software Center that I have the program now. I just didn’t know i had it, because when I searched for "Valgrind" in the Dash nothing came up.– SørenHNJun 11, 2013 at 17:22