Re: ntex with Debian?

[Buddha Buck <phaedrus@zaphod.caz.ny.us>]

Mark Philips (mark@maths.flinders.edu.au) writes:
> 
> Are there any problems with mixing non-debian software with a debian
> system?

Not really.  The recommended procedure would be to place it under 
/usr/local, and not in the non-local directory structure.

> 
> For example, if I moved to debian, I would want to keep using the ntex
> distribution of tex which I am very happy with, but to my knowledge, it
> is not a debian package.  Would there be any problem with doing this?

I don't think so, as long as ntex will happily live in /usr/local.  
Debian does have a TeX distribution which I at least have been very 
happy with.  What are the differences/advantages of ntex?
> 
> Mark Phillips.  (mark@maths.flinders.edu.au)
> 
> 

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