Re: "best practices" on debian
On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 11:51:10AM +0000, Colin Watson wrote:
> > I found apt-get.org, and see that there are lots of debian packages
> > available from various sources there. But some things, for example
> > mozilla, are available right from the mozilla site as binaries that have
> > always "just worked" in my experience. Is it bad to install mozilla that
> > way, completely bypassing the apt system?
>
> I agree with those who've mentioned /usr/local. Trying to mix testing
> and unstable is likely to be confusing, particularly if you're new to
> Debian.
like what curse happen?
Show me some cases if you don't mind.
though I've been using mixture of testing and unstable,
I've never met any disastar... yet.
Thanks.
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