G.W. Haywood via BackupPC-users wrote at about 15:08:51 +0000 on Sunday, January 10, 2021: > Hi there, > > On Sun, 10 Jan 2021, several authors wrote: > > > > > Why do people like to install from source instead from packages? > > > > ... manually installing software ... would be the very last resort. > > Sometimes packages are out of date. For Debian, they can be > ridiculously out of date and sometimes there isn't even any maintained > package at all. Although I use Debian a lot because it saves me a lot > of time for things like security updates, much of the time I'll install > from source because I want a reasonably up-to-date version of whatever > it is I happen to be installing. > > > > I agree! I am OCD about keeping even my personal systems clean... > > It's subjective. You stick to the packages, I make notes. Apparently > we both think of our systems as 'clean'. >
I do both actually... - I start with packages as much as possible (and take notes even there) - Then I take detailed notes of all my changes. Actually, whenever I modify a config file: - I move the original to <config>.jorig - I make my edits in <config>.jnew - I then (soft) link <config> -> <config>.jnew This has several advantages: 1. I can easily find all the configs I have manually modified 2. I can easily compare changes relative to the original 3. When packages are updated, they almost never overwrite the <config>.jnew or <config>.jorig; rather, they overwrite the link itself. This easily lets me find any changes made by updated packages relative to either the original or my own changes and I can modify as needed. I have scripts that automate the above -- and together they keep my system clean and in pace with updates. Even if I do a full upgrad, I can easily find the changed configs and apply them to a new installation... _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net List: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users Wiki: https://github.com/backuppc/backuppc/wiki Project: https://backuppc.github.io/backuppc/
