On Saturday 12 November 2005 09:19, Roger Martinez wrote: > I'm with Debian Etch release in laptop and i use OpenOffice 1.1.4 > I cannot now install openoffice 2.0 because i want to install it where i > want > > I don't understand why you force to use RPM packages or not directly > with alien . > I don't want to use .deb packages
I don't understand why you *don't* want to use .deb packages. The great beauty of Debian is that it does packages correctly. If you install a non-package binary, you'll possibly expose your system to breakage (I mean broken as in library duplication/conflict, rather than break-in). I use .debs 100% of the time (where possible) on a Debian system, but if you don't want to there is absolutely nothing stopping you from downloading and compiling the source to create your own, totally customised binary version. The instructions are easily available and you'll have the binary at the end, which you can even distribute to like-minded users if you want. The reason these binaries aren't common is because (almost) everyone prefers packages because they're easier. Alternatively, download the rpm and use the --unpack option. You'll have the pre-compiled binaries which you can do with as you wish. Even better for your Debian system, download the .debs and unpack them in the same way (using dpkg). Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
