Re: Problem using "dpkg -i"

[deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com>]

Michael Lange wrote:

> Oddly, so far as I have followed this thread, no one seems to consider the
> possibility to try and compile the application from the sources. I
> wonder if the debian developers should quit shipping the build system
> when nobody wants to use it anyway ;-)

well this was going to be my next suggestion as people are not familiar with
building code, however it is also possible that build fails because code
must be adapted to newer version of libraries.

Installing debian for chroot is not trivial job with debootstrap and for a
user a better way (IMO)

regards