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On Tue, 8 Jun 1999, Armin Wegner wrote: > Hi, > > can anybody tell where to find information on how to install linux > from c source code. > Currently I'm using Debian. Debian is fine. But there is no support for > my Riva TNT chipset in X 3.3.2.3. Anouncements that NetGod has made slink .deb's of xfee 3.3.3.x have been all over this list for the past few days. -- I personally instlaled the updates from his site last night. Look at the list archive over the last two days for the url. So I've installed version 3.3.3.1 from > source to /usr/local. Now there are many very anoying problems with the > dpkg dependency check, when installing application for X. dpkg won't let > me install twm without installing xbase, etc. before. > dpkg is missing an option to tell it, that an package has been installed > by hand and there is no need to install the .deb package. Acctually, the better way to do this it to make a .deb package from the source, and then install the .deb package. Debian has a most wonderful package management system - don't try to out-smart it or bypass it. Making .deb's is as easy as compiling - but like I said, the work has already been done. > > I'm using very few package. Propably it's an option for me, to install > linux from source code. My /usr/local is bigger then /usr. > > Armin -Ben
