On Wed, Apr 07, 1999 at 05:11:27 -0400, Sean wrote: > Just bypass the whole package manager, download the source, compile and > install.
Bypassing the package manager is usually a bad idea, unless you compile the source to install outside the package manager controlled directories, e.g. by --prefix=/usr/local, and if necessary use "equivs" to tell the package management system about this software. Ray -- POPULATION EXPLOSION Unique in human experience, an event which happened yesterday but which everyone swears won't happen until tomorrow. - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan
