RE: best way to install non debian package

["Panuganty, Ramesh" <Ramesh.Panuganty@compaq.com>]

Good that this discussion came up. I lost my checkinstall file which I
downloaded earlier and can't reach this site now (always inaccessible?).
Can somebody give me a copy of this checkinstall package?

Thanks,
Ramesh

-----Original Message-----
From: Sridhar M.A.
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 8:46 AM
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: best way to install non debian package

On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 10:15:00AM +0100, Fran?ois Chenais wrote:
   > > 
   > > If you want install non-debian software, i.e., after compiling a
   > > compressed tarball, I would suggest that you give checkinstall a
try. It
   > > creates a deb package, which installs the binaries in /usr/local.
   > > Installation/Removal is thru dpkg -i/-r. Bonus is that you can
install
   > > the resulating deb on another machine with out going thru the
hassle of
   > > compiling gain.
   > > 
   > > Checkinstall debs are available at:
   > > 
   > >     http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/
   > > 
   > This is not included in Woody ?
   > 
No. That is why I gave the address of the site. They have deb of
checkinstall. Go ahead and try it. I like it very much and would be
happy if it can make it to debian main.

Regards,