Hi. On Sat, 23 May 2015 09:28:55 +0200 Petter Adsen <pet...@synth.no> wrote:
> On Sat, 23 May 2015 15:13:33 +0800 > mudongliang <mudonglianga...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > On 05/23/2015 02:37 PM, Dalios wrote: > > > That said you can try to install the .deb package with other ways > > > (for example using gdebi) but the main drawback (apart from any > > > inconsistencies already mentioned) is that the package won't be > > > updated with the rest of the system because apt/synaptic will not > > > be able to do this. > > At last , I want to talk about the future of ppa in Debian! Even the > > leader has said the weakness of ppa! Maybe Debian will not use ppa! > > Maybe LMDE is just a hint! Isn't it!? > > mudongliang > > The major problem with using a ppa is that the software has not been > vetted by the Debian project. It could contain malware or other > security problems, and the maintainer of the ppa can suddenly decide to > drop support of it, leaving you with a package that does not receive > updates. > > You need to consider whether you trust the person running the ppa to > not introduce weaknesses to your system. With the Debian repositories, > there is a system in place to handle all of this. Adding a foreign > repository _can_ make you vulnerable. You just don't know. > > There is also the matter of dependencies, if the repository you are > using is not intended for your exact distribution. > > It's not a matter of not supporting ppas, it's a matter of not > recommending them. You can always add the repository to sources.list > and add the key manually. I'd like to add something to your excellent points. $ wget http://ppa.launchpad.net/justzx2011/openyoudao-v0.4/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openyoudao/openyoudao_0.4-1_amd64.deb ... $ lintian openyoudao_0.4-1_amd64.deb | wc -l 48 Whoever packaged this software did abysmally bad job. I doubt that this package would be accepted in Debian archive in the current shape. Reco -- 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/20150523150447.b354e66df21b4c91d1d4e...@gmail.com
