Re: Advice on downloading software please
On Saturday, August 27, 2016 07:34:33 PM Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
> Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> writes:
> > Even if it works?
>
> It is a really good idea to check the contents of the PPA, and make sure
> it doesn't bring in nonstandard versions of system libraries. I don't
> remember ever having been burned by a PPA specifically, but I did once
> have to spend a day cleaning stuff from debian-multimedia (long ago
> enough that it wasn't deb-multimedia yet) off my system.
>
> I frankly have to worry about somebody who is asking for help installing
> from a PPA then being able to clean up if it goes sour.
+1
I'd say more, but maybe enough said--well, I'll be brief / cryptic--to
recommend that a probably (?) novice do something in violoation of the
policies (of Debian) meant to protect his system seems counterproductive.
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