Re: using the source packages
Thanks, Kent. It looks like that may be all I need. I've
copied on to my box and will start digging into it later.
Maury
ktb wrote:
> Someone will probably answer with more detail but see --
> http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/
>
> and look at 'man dpkg.' I have to run.
>
> The kernel compiling is listed in the FAQ also. Install the
> kernel-package and read the docs there.
> hth,
> kent
>
> "Maury R. Merkin" wrote:
> >
> > As I've mentioned here before, I have used Linux since late
> > 1994, but I'm new to Debian.
> >
> > In the past, whenever I've wanted to compile stuff I have
> > just gone out and d/l'd a tar ball and stuck it in
> > /usr/local, did my little incantations and probably include
> > a 'make install' or whatever and that was that. Now I've
> > grown to see the charms of the *deb packages but I wanna
> > compile wine myself on my box here.
> >
> > So, I have the source package, but what do I do now? (If
> > this is too stupid a question to answer, just point me to
> > some doc which will lay it out for me.)
> >
> > For that matter, while we're about it, I'd also like
> > recompile my kernel in the canonical Debian way. Pointers
> > there would also be appreciated.
> >
> > Tia,
> >
> > Maury
>
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