> I don't know about .debs, but with .rpms I can rebuild the source RPM > after > modifying the spec file so I get the best of both worlds...customized > build > and package management.
it's the same with debs. only use apt-get source amanda and the dpkg-buildpackage with changed configure settings but if a new version comes out the step must be run again and if you change a lot of packages then an update will be a pain. claus
