Install libraries on nitrous.io

Question

I need to install geos, but can't use sudo to run sudo apt-get install libgeos-dev. I can download the source tar file, but don't I need to adjust the --prefix option when I run ./configure?

What do I need to adjust the prefix to?

Answer 1

You will need to set the prefix, for sure, since you don't have access to the system. You can use $HOME as prefix, or /home/action if you prefer... you can do anything inside user's home directory :)