* Adam Funk (a24061@yahoo.com) [040217 00:48]: > On Monday 16 February 2004 21:30, Vineet Kumar wrote: > > (1) > > So it doesn't matter what distribution your rpm was targetted for; in > > most cases, it's not debian, and installing it on your debian system > > will most likely result in a system which is in violation of debian > > policy. This doesn't necessarily mean anything bad; just that your > > system isn't really a "clean" debian system anymore, and that should > > be taken into account when considering any bugs you may experience. > > (2) > > I think a better answer to software not available from debian directly > > is usually to compile and install in /usr/local, rather than resorting > > to trying to install foreign packages. Luckily, the dependencies > > I was a little confused by this: could you tell me if I'm interpreting > it correctly? I think that (1) produces an "unclean" system because > non-Debian stuff is installed in /usr/bin, /usr/man, /usr/lib, etc., > whereas (2) is better because the stuff that is not produced from > Debian packages is in /usr/local/* -- is that right? Yup. I suppose it's all a matter of opinion, but yes, it sounds like you are interpreting what I said correctly. good times, Vineet -- http://www.doorstop.net/ -- --Nick Moffitt A: No. Q: Should I include quotations after my reply?
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