On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 11:01:01AM +0100, François Chenais wrote: > Hello, > > > What's the best way to install package which are not(yet) in debian > package format or in the current distribution ? > > For example, I need pilot-link > 0.10.0 to use with palm m125 > but have no deb package. > > In which directory may I install it ? > What's the Debian philosophy ?
The debian package manage system will keep its hands off /usr/local, so
that is a good choice.
Have you checked whether your desired version of pilot-link is available
in sid? It's probably quicker to get it from there.
HTH
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