Re: Managing /usr/local

[Matt Garman <garman@crh3019.urh.uiuc.edu>]

> > What's the name of the software that helps you keep track of what's
> > getting installed in /usr/local when you install a non-Debianized
> > piece of software yourself? Something akin to the Win98 uninstall

I use a program called epkg.  Check out the following address for
specific info: http://www-wsg.cso.uiuc.edu/encap/

epkg works similar to Debian's dpkg, but only works in /usr/local.
The general principle is that you extract your program somewhere,
typically /usr/local/epkg, then run "epkg -i <packagename>" and epkg
creates symbolic links to appropriate directories
(e.g. /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/lib, etc.)

When I custom compile something, or install something that a Deb
package does not exist for, I use epkg, and it works great.

Good luck,
Matt

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