# missing bootstrap in linux cmake-3.21.4-linux-x86\_64.tar.gz -file
**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/missing-bootstrap-in-linux-cmake-3-21-4-linux-x86-64-tar-gz-file/4799
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [January 8, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/missing-bootstrap-in-linux-cmake-3-21-4-linux-x86-64-tar-gz-file/4799 "2022-01-08T10:38:08Z")
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### Author:  [@jul1gmake](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/jul1gmake)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/missing-bootstrap-in-linux-cmake-3-21-4-linux-x86-64-tar-gz-file/4799/1 "2022-01-08T10:38:08Z")
Today I downloaded the cmake source-file mentioned in the subject (size 44684259) and wanted to install, but this failed. According to the instructions (on [https://vitux.com/how-to-install-cmake-on-ubuntu/](https://vitux.com/how-to-install-cmake-on-ubuntu/) :
"Finally, run the following commands to compile and install CMake:
./bootstrap"
However, the bootstrap-file is missing, so I cannot install this file. Could the tar-file be corrected and the bootstrap-script be added to cmake? Thanks
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### Author:  [@ben.boeckel](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/ben.boeckel)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/missing-bootstrap-in-linux-cmake-3-21-4-linux-x86-64-tar-gz-file/4799/2 "2022-01-08T11:54:32Z")
The `cmake-3.21.4-linux-x86_64.tar.gz` is a binary tarball, not the source tarball, so there’s no need to bootstrap it; it is already compiled.
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### Author:  [@jul1gmake](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/jul1gmake)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/missing-bootstrap-in-linux-cmake-3-21-4-linux-x86-64-tar-gz-file/4799/3 "2022-01-08T18:04:08Z")
It is indeed. I ran configure, and subsequently make Install, without any problem. Thanks for pointing me to the evident.
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### Author:  [@Mdarji](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/Mdarji)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2024, 3:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/missing-bootstrap-in-linux-cmake-3-21-4-linux-x86-64-tar-gz-file/4799/4 "2024-01-19T15:01:27Z")
I have a Question about the same tarball but a different version [https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.22.2/cmake-3.22.2-linux-x86\_64.tar.gz](https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.22.2/cmake-3.22.2-linux-x86_64.tar.gz)
Ben mentioned it is already compiled, do I need to run make/make isntall on it?
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### Author:  [@brad.king](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/brad.king)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/missing-bootstrap-in-linux-cmake-3-21-4-linux-x86-64-tar-gz-file/4799/5 "2024-01-19T15:21:44Z")
If you want to build from source, use tarballs named with no platform or architecture, like [cmake-3.22.2.tar.gz](https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.22.2/cmake-3.22.2.tar.gz) (or some newer version).
If you want to use a precompiled binary like `cmake-3.22.2-linux-x86_64.tar.gz`, one can simply extract the tarball. There is no “install” step. One may run the binaries straight from their extracted location like `cmake-3.22.2-linux-x86_64/bin`. If you want to extract to `/usr/local` instead, a command like
```console
$ sudo tar xvzf cmake-3.22.2-linux-x86_64.tar.gz --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local
```
should do it.
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### Author:  [@Mdarji](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/Mdarji)
#### Post date: [January 19, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/missing-bootstrap-in-linux-cmake-3-21-4-linux-x86-64-tar-gz-file/4799/6 "2024-01-19T19:26:13Z")
It worked, Thanks Brad