make uninstall is your friend.....when it's available. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Holmes" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 5:03 PM Subject: Re: Trying out Slackware >I first use what packages Slackware has available and if I want > something Slack doesn't have available, then I compile from sources > and where possible, I use something like checkinstall to help in > building a slackware compatible package. One thing I like about > packages - even the ones I build is I can compile something like > mplayer on my fast machine and then just drop in the package on my > slower laptop and just install it. Another advantage to packages - > once built either by myself or from slackware distro, is it is much > easier to remove all components. Some tarballs are complex enough > that it is nearly impossible to find all the pieces to be removed. > This is especially important when you want to upgrade. > > On Mon, Jun 25, 2007 at 07:41:55AM -0700, Ralph W. Reid wrote: >> Slackware does have fewer 'pre-installed' packages than some other >> distributions, but for some of us, just about everything actually >> needed is there. On the rare occasion when I have decided to add >> something to my system, I have compiled the new program from the >> original source. At the moment, the only program I recall installing >> this way was mplayer. Everything else I needed seems to have already >> been included--I just needed to write an occasional script or small C >> or Ada program to use what was already available on the system. I did >> compile some adventure games from source some time ago, but whether I >> 'needed' to add those to the system is somewhat debatable ;) . Your >> requirements may differ from mine--reviewing the distributions to find >> out which one seems to fulfill most of your needs out of the box is a >> good idea. Don't forget to look through the 'extras' directory in >> your favorite Slackware distribution--you might find a package already >> set up there to handle your requirements. >> >> As for making packages in Slackware, you can do this if you like so >> that your packages can be installed, updated, or removed with the >> standard Slackware package tools. You will still have to get the >> source code and compile it to create a complete package to be >> installed with installpkg, or perhaps you could just put your newly >> compiled program in a place like /usr/local/bin without using any of >> the package management tools. >> >> HTH, and have a great day. >> >> On Sun, Jun 24, 2007 at 07:43:24PM -0700, Zachary Kline wrote: >> > Hiya, >> > Since I don't technically have an actual computer running Linux to >> > speak of, in some ways I have an advantage. I'm able to try out new >> > Linux distributions on the fly and as I become interested in them. >> > Today I tried out Slackware 11.0, and I really like it so far. The >> > only thing I have to get used to is the amount that comes preinstalled >> > and the amount that isn't available. There are far fewer packages in >> > the Slackware repositories than in, say, the Gentoo Portage system or >> > Debian's package databases. But I don't know if this is a bad thing or >> > not. >> > That being said, could any of you Slackware veterans give me a tip >> > or two? What is the method for installing stuff that isn't in the >> > Slackware package lists? Do you compile from source, or make a >> > Slackware package with makepkg? >> > Thanks, >> > Zack. >> > PS: I love BSD init. >> >> -- >> Ralph. N6BNO. Wisdom comes from central processing, not from I/O. >> rreid at sunset.net http://personalweb.sunset.net/~rreid >> ...passing through The City of Internet at the speed of light... >> CIRCLE AREA = _pi * r ^ 2 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > HolmesGrown Solutions > The best solutions for the best price! > http://holmesgrown.ld.net/ > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > __________ NOD32 2358 (20070627) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >
