I tried to configure ./configure --prefix=/localfolder glib-2.26.1/ make make install but it fails at make stage. trying to configure mc-4.6.1/ and make doesn't obviously work. What are the steps I need to make in order to install midnight comander for my local user in a custom folder? Make for glib gives me these errors /usr/bin/msgfmt: found 2 fatal errors cp: cannot stat `test.mo': No such file or directory gmake[4]: *** [test.mo] Error 1 gmake[4]: Leaving directory `/remote/folder/mc/glib-2.26.1/gio/tests' gmake[3]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 gmake[3]: Leaving directory `/remote/folder/mc/glib-2.26.1/gio' gmake[2]: *** [all] Error 2 gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/remote/folder/mc/glib-2.26.1/gio' gmake[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/remote/folder/mc/glib-2.26.1' gmake: *** [all] Error 2