Re: Ok, please tell me how to install a package without the dpkg

["Benj" <koros@club-internet.fr>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wesley Wannemacher" <wawannem@nc.edu>
To: "Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <shaleh@valinux.com>; "Benj"
<koros@club-internet.fr>
Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 7:59 PM
Subject: RE: Ok, please tell me how to install a package without the dpkg


> I don't think you need to be a programmer, usually the following works
> for me to install from source:
>
> tar -xvzf tarball.tar.gz
> cd tarball
> /configure --help
> /configure --options=enabled --other_options=disabled
> make
> make install


Ok thanks, and because I would like usually to upgrade stuff, am I sure that
the new files will correctly overwrite the old files in their specific
directories ?

Thanks,
Benj