Re: Customizing/repository question
T.J. Duchene wrote:
> On Sun, 22 May 2016 22:20:38 -0000 (UTC)
> Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> wrote:
>> [snip]
>> Nope, not packages ... but you could always build from source.
>>
> [snip]
> I usually substitute "dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc" with "debuild -us
> -uc". Things build more smoothly.
Yeah, that'll build a .deb package (IIRC) for you to then install with
dpkg. Generally when I build from source, it's a process of:
./configure [options] (wait a bit)
make (wait a lot[1])
sudo make install
[1] Downside of having an older PC with limited RAM. Takes a long time
to compile.
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