2>Untar the package using the following command
$tar xvf package.tar.gz
A directory would be formed with the name of the package.
3>Enter the untarred directory
$cd package
>Next do a
$./configure
To make a directory at your desired path and keep the files there
./configure --prefix=$HOME/gaim2
4>Then do a
$make
5>Becoming the root intall the make-ed stuff
#make install
6>Now clean up the unwanted files made
#make clean
