Easy way: $ su Copy src/wmthrottle somewhere to your path, e.g. # cp src/wmthrottle /usr/local/bin/wmthrottle Make it run as root to be able to use it as a normal user # chmod u+s //wmthrottle "Hard" way: $ make $ su # make install Make it always run as root to be able to use it as a normal user # chmod u+s /usr/local/bin/wmthrottle