Hal Vaughan wrote Thursday, February 06, 2003 1:36 PM > Now that I finally have a working Debian system, I want to > know what will > happen if I install non-Debian programs. I know this will > vary from case to > case, but I'm wondering what the general impact is if I have > to install > programs that I can't do from apt. >
Wait one second here! I'm seeing a lot of advice. 1. There is definitely something to be said for installing such packages under a fake user account. /home/nondebian. This can almost always be done just by passing PREFIX=/home/nondebian to the ./configure script for the package. 2. BUT, if you turn each program you want to install into a .deb, you _can_ user dpkg to install and remove it... 3. HOWEVER, you can be totally on top of things, add this to your /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://your.company.here.com/path/to/debian/archive unstable main #I think you want it to say unstable, maybe because then, if the program enters stable, it won't get overwritten?? Making your own little debian archive WILL ALLOW YOU to use apt and dselect and dpkg, just like you would normally. Plus, you'll feel cooler than I do, because you have accomplished something I have not. Then again, I haven't tried, I just know I want to :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communication is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product, an official confirmation of any transaction, or as an official statement of Lehman Brothers. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. All information is subject to change without notice. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
