> > For Solaris 10 and below I usually go to > > sunfreeware.com if I'm missing some libraries or > need > > some package that is not included on the DVD. Is > > there a central repository somewhere for these > useful > > binary packages for OpenSolaris? > > http://www.blastwave.org/howto.html > > Sunfreeware packages: > > - install into /usr/local/, a sin against the System > V spec which also causes these packages not to work > in sparse zones (one should NEVER write anyting into > /usr!) > > - don't implement package dependencies, because the > packages aren't created properly. > > I would avoid Sunfreeware packages like the plague, > unless one is running Solaris 7 or older, in which > case one has no choice, other than rolling one's own > packages.
I am trying to install "pdftk" from sunfreeware.com which is not yet available in Blastwave.org. I am running SXCE77. This will be the first time I am installing any file from sunfreeware.com. What are the things I should look out b/f I try? Thanks. (pdftk is a pdf tool kit file to, among other things, concatnate pdf files. Our local printing shops charge 4 cents per page printing but two bucks per pdf file for handling; thus, it is a good practice to concat all the pdf files into a single file.) This message posted from opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-help mailing list [email protected]
