On 11/24/2014 8:58 AM, Martin Read wrote: > On 24/11/14 13:25, Jerry Stuckle wrote: >> And exactly what is the "Debian way" to add custom (NOT customized >> pre-packaged) software to the system? > > As far as I can tell, the obvious things that go into the "Debian way" > for installing custom software are: > > 1) If your software isn't installed via Debian's packaging system, avoid > conflicts with the packaging system by installing it in places that > Debian's packaging system is not supposed to manipulate (e.g. /usr/local) >
Sometimes. Often, though, they go in places like /bin or /sbin - as was done in Unix 25 years ago. > 2) If your software needs an "init script", make sure that your script > includes a correct LSB header and supports at least the "standard" verbs > with their expected meanings. > > Some do, some don't. Many times they are just simple scripts to start a daemon because they don't depend on another system daemon starting. Jerry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5473485d.4080...@gmail.com
