Re: How should I do if I want to install a non .deb or .rpm package and..?
Zhao YouBing <zhaoyb@cad.zju.edu.cn> writes:
> I know if I don't use dpkg, the depence may be broken,
> many programs such as j2sdk, u can't get the deb package( I want to
> use the latest and don't want to use blackdown's)
>
> How should I do??
Install it under /usr/local; the packaging system won't touch it
there. I'd try to avoid using local installs for things other
packages depend on. For things like a JVM, you could install any
other JVM to satisfy dpkg's dependencies but repoint the links in
/etc/alternatives manually to use /usr/local/bin/java, etc. You can
also use the equivs package to create an empty package and thereby
"lie" to dpkg about what it thinks is installed.
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