Re: Debian (was Re: [Sheflug] Re: Problem )

["Chris J/#6" <nospam [at] nccnet.co.uk>]

> 	So am I the only one putting my own stuff in /usr/local? I guess
> that 90% of the software I have installed is not compiled "in-house",
> it's only a couple of packages that I compile for my system (let's say
> apache, samba and an ftp server).

Most packages I've found by default use the /usr/bin, /usr/lib, /usr/man, ... 
hiearchy rather than /usr/local. I prefer to leave /usr for the system stuff 
(which means I don't have to bother about what extra stuff has been installed 
beyond a base system in the case of reinstalling the box...I can let 
installers overwrite /usr, safe in the knowledge that /usr/local is on a 
seperate partition).

But again, this is my personal way of working. I'm an awkward bugger :)

> 
> 	And I remember to be ways to let apt deal with broken
> dependencies. The thing is I only remember that it was possible, not how
> it was done.

Apt deals with broken dependanices by trying to fix them :) Not much use when 
it wants to fix them by installing something that is irrelavent 'cos you've 
installed summat else (in the case of mailx, Debian wanted to install a 
mailer. I already had one installed manually, qmail, but apt wanted to but 
zmailer on to "fix" the dependancy).

Chris...


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