On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 18:12:39 -0500 Tim Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Friday 03 September 2004 17:01, John Lowell wrote: > > > 1. Is the Debian versioning system so rigid as too require only the > > installation of Debian packages? I ask because installation of > > "stable" and "unstable " packages is clearly discouraged and it > > occured to me that the use of non-Debian packages might equally be > > discouraged. The dock appts I'm considering are in most cases > > non-Debian packages and in the few instances where they are Debian > > packages, they're "unstable" or"stable". > <snip> > Mostly, like every other linux distro, packages compiled for other > distros don't work. Thankfully, debian has almost *everything*. <humor> Everything including (in Sarge) a package called 'kitchensync'. :-) 'apt-cache show kitchensync' for more info. </humor> Jacob -- GnuPG Key: 1024D/16377135 Random .signature #16: Why use Windows, when there's a door? http://www.linux.org
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