> 1- Where does the third party software (such as GNU softwares) are > installed in debian systems ? Is it /usr/local or /usr/?
You mean stuff that you download and compile yourself? /usr/local. Alternatively just install the Debian packages for these third party products. Certainly almost everything GNU-ish has already been made into a Debian package. > 2- Where can I found pre-compiled software for debian it seems all the > software comes with the disks are very old one? I am looking for MYSQL. and > latest gcc and perl and some other GNU stuff. Then either wait for 'Sarge' to be officially released (few months yet I think), or try to download and install the latest debs for *just* the stuff you want (probably this will require newer versions of many prerequisite packages though) or upgrade to the 'testing' release which is newer that what you have, not *stable* yet, but not so bleeding edge as the 'unstable' release. > 3- Is there any information on how I can package binary on debian? I used > to build depot for HPUX. Yes, check out the "new maintainer's guide". Google for it. Also I believe these is actually a debian package that will look at the files you have installed and package them for you, which is certainly easier. Alexis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
