On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 11:02:15AM +0000, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 11:01:01AM +0100, Fran?ois Chenais wrote:
> >
> > What's the best way to install package which are not(yet) in debian
> > package format or in the current distribution ?
> >
> > For example, I need pilot-link > 0.10.0 to use with palm m125
> > but have no deb package.
> >
>
> The debian package manage system will keep its hands off /usr/local, so
> that is a good choice.
>
> Have you checked whether your desired version of pilot-link is available
> in sid? It's probably quicker to get it from there.
>
If you want install non-debian software, i.e., after compiling a
compressed tarball, I would suggest that you give checkinstall a try. It
creates a deb package, which installs the binaries in /usr/local.
Installation/Removal is thru dpkg -i/-r. Bonus is that you can install
the resulating deb on another machine with out going thru the hassle of
compiling gain.
Checkinstall debs are available at:
http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/
Regards,
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