Re: Debian compatibility(?)
On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, xucaen@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> --- "Michael P. Soulier" <msoulier@storm.ca>
> wrote:
>> think so. Debian requires that
>> all packages installed be done through it's
>> packaging tools to maintain it's
>> database. It also lays things out on the file
>> system a little differently
>> (better than most).
>
>
> what's this?? Does this mean that debian isn't
> compatible with other distros?
Yes. Other distros don't necessarily follow the standards as well as
Debian for example.
However, there's really no reason that all packages be installed
through its packaging tools. ./configure; make; make install will
work for just about any software package.
Cheers,
Chris
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