On Tue, 2008-08-12 at 19:39 -0300, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Aniruddha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008.08.12.1931 -0300]: > > If you don't mind I quote from your own book ^^ > > > > > > checkinstall is limited in what it can do. To be precise, the > > > packages it creates can only install files, and checkinstall > > > does not care where it installs them. You can overwrite files > > > in home directories with checkinstall, among other things. > > > > I wonder what you recommend as the best way to install 3rd party > > debs (such as cedega, nero, barry)? What is a safe way to install > > them without risk of b0rking my system) ? > > How would they break the system? What do you need to protect from? I don't know how the debs are packaged, for all I know they can wreck my system. Or are are there safety features in place that prevents that from happening?
I am trying to understand how to properly manage a Debian system. That's why I go in such detail. f you happen to know material that I should read in order to understand this aspect of Debian better I'm all ears. > > Or are there things I should pay attention to when inspecting > > a deb file? Are there telltale signs a deb file can cause trouble? > > Thanks in advance. > > Make sure to check the postinst/preinst/postrm/prerm hooks. Unpack > the binary with dpkg-deb and make sure ./DEBIAN/* files are alright. > I unpacked the deb and didn't find any /DEBIAN/* files. I guess It's time to start reading the Debian developers manual ;) -- Regards, Aniruddha -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
