>>nate said: >> >>how are you installing them? have you tried just >> >>apt-get install libdigest-md5-perl > > -nate, i wish there were words i could convey to express how FREEKIN, > HAPPY you (and debian) just made me!!!! I was not aware of the full power > of 'apt-get',... I was un-aware i could install perl mods and libs, etc, > like this, i better do some more reading,... and start with 'man > apt-get', damn cool,... 3 weeks with debian.
yeah, thats one of the good things about debian, the massive amount of packages :) It's pretty rare that I need to go to a 3rd party source for a piece of software. > -well, this is the first time i've heard this, perl people push CPAN > (auto CPAN module) like it's the best thing since 'apt-get',... yeah, it is a good feature, and I think debian may be one of the only systems that depends so heavily upon perl for basic operations. I use it on other systems, and on debian 2.2 on some systems I needed a newer version of perl so I compiled/installed to /usr/local/perl and ran CPAN using the /usr/local/perl/bin/perl binary instead of the /usr/bin/perl binary .. > > -after two *&%$^ days of trying to work this problem out, i ran the > `apt-get' line you gave above then applied it to libwww-perl as well and > within 10 seconds all was installed without errors,... great isn't it :) seems a good deal of people just light up when they realize what apt-get is (and the package database that goes with it, apt-get by itself is just a basic tool, the massive package database is very key). > > - on a side note i did something stupid the other night, i don't know if > it will 'hurt' the system or not, it seems ok, but you never know. I > installed 'gdbm-1.8.1.tar.gz', in the 'traditional' way, (i.e, make, make > test, make install, etc,...) because this package was stating it didn't > see it, it needed it,...etc,... I have looked at /usr/lib/* and it looks > like it (gdbm), installed, and just made a sym link to any files that > were already there, is there anyway to 'correct' > this, ( without a fresh install), or should i not worry about it > and not ever do this kind of thing again,... most programs installed from source install to /usr/local. I would personally remove it(it may be the only thing installed in /usr/local) and install gdbm from the debian archives instead(libgdbmg1) makes for easier management in the long run. also, apt-cache if you haven't used it yet is very useful, as is packages.debian.org. at the bottom of this site is a search form to track files to their packages. I've never seen another utility like it if you are looking for a filename and don't know what package it's in put in the filename and out comes the results .. > > Thanks again,.... glad to help! nate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
