Dan Hitt wrote: > There's a piece of software, lazpaint, that i would like to install on my > debian system. > > As far as i can tell, it is not listed at packages.debian.org. > > It does have a *.deb file however. > > The project dates from 2011, so i think it's pretty well established. > > https://sourceforge.net/projects/lazpaint/ > > Now, i certainly don't want to create a FrankenDebian by just using dpkg to > get lazpaint into my system. (I think it would install into /usr/bin and > /usr/share.) >
Properly speaking, a frankendebian is a system which starts out using a proper apt package repo, and then gets unsupported repositories added to it in a way which conflicts with existing packages. If you install a single non-conflicting package without a repo, the worst that could happen *absent malice/incompetence on the part of the supplier* is that you might not be able to install it again later on. Now, the package they supply might not work for you. Wrong architecture, missing libraries -- but if you trust them not to be sending you malware, you could just try installing it and seeing if it works. Or you could install gimp and use that. -dsr-
