Re: Non-Debian Provided Packages

[Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net>]

Paul Johnson wrote:
> Jason C. Wells wrote:
>   
> > Is it advisable to install non-Debian provided packages?
> > For example .deb files are out for openoffice3 but they haven't made
> > their way to lenny yet.  It seems like the Sun provided .deb files
> > aren't quite so slick with handling dependencies.  That or I am
> > missing some important bit of understanding on how .debs work.
> >     
> Generally, not advisable.  OOo3 is in experimental right now if you're
> looking for the Debian package for that.
>   
While I love apt for most things, I've installed lots of non-debian 
packages, using the basic configure; make; make install approach.  For 
many packages, that's the only way to get the latest version.  I've yet 
to get Sympa to work from its .deb, for example.

Miles Fidelman


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