One of the biggest pains with openafs is getting it in an install package for linux -- yes, red hat rpms are available at openafs.org -- but every other year when I update my Suse Desktop, I have to search for rpm's to get it installed in Suse ..
Yes, there are problems with vendors and the way the distribute their linux de jour .... and today that linux is Debian. One of our students bought an eeepc (cute laptop, under 3 points, with a debian variant), wanting to get openafs running. Can anyone tell me where we might find an openafs deb package ?? AND how to make apt-get openafs grab everything needfull for a client install (included the kernel module) work? I'm a debian idiot ... BTW, we did find something at debian.org that suggested adding a repository to an /etc/apt... forgot the name -- but it didn't work. Sorry this is a half rant... I just hate how much work it is to use openafs on linux.. -- David Bear College of Public Programs at ASU 602-464-0424
