On Saturday, August 27, 2016 07:34:33 PM Joe Pfeiffer wrote: > Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> writes:
> > Even if it works? > > It is a really good idea to check the contents of the PPA, and make sure > it doesn't bring in nonstandard versions of system libraries. I don't > remember ever having been burned by a PPA specifically, but I did once > have to spend a day cleaning stuff from debian-multimedia (long ago > enough that it wasn't deb-multimedia yet) off my system. > > I frankly have to worry about somebody who is asking for help installing > from a PPA then being able to clean up if it goes sour. +1 I'd say more, but maybe enough said--well, I'll be brief / cryptic--to recommend that a probably (?) novice do something in violoation of the policies (of Debian) meant to protect his system seems counterproductive.
