Installing 2.5.6 on Ubuntu 13.10

[Liz]

On Sun, 27 Oct 2013 08:23:25 +0100
Geert Janssens <janssens-geert at telenet.be> wrote:

> Let me point out though that this is *not* a good idea. Installs
> in /usr are normally reserved for your package management system. By
> installing there, you are asking for trouble with apt-get and friends
> later on.

If you want to build your own and be friends with apt-get, install & use
checkinstall (from root)
 ./configure && make && checkinstall