Re: Whats the best way to upgrade tools from source?
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Re: Whats the best way to upgrade tools from source?
ml ml wrote: Hello List, i need file version 5.x on my system. But Debian etch comes with file version 4.17. How do i install 5.x (from source) without messing up my system? ETCH is old. Is upgrading to the latest stable version (LENNY) not an option? raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Whats the best way to upgrade tools from source?
Hello List, i need file version 5.x on my system. But Debian etch comes with file version 4.17. How do i install 5.x (from source) without messing up my system? IF i would just install file from source and overwrite the binay package file, then i risk overwriting my stuff after the next update. Removing the file is not possible, since i have a couple of dependencies here. What should i do? Any ideas? Thanks, Mario -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Whats the best way to upgrade tools from source?
On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 11:57 +0200, ml ml wrote: Hello List, i need file version 5.x on my system. But Debian etch comes with file version 4.17. How do i install 5.x (from source) without messing up my system? IF i would just install file from source and overwrite the binay package file, then i risk overwriting my stuff after the next update. Removing the file is not possible, since i have a couple of dependencies here. What should i do? Any ideas? Install in /usr/local, most gnu tools default to there when built and put /usr/local/bin early in your path if not already there. HTH Sigg -- Please don't Cc: me when replying, I might not see either copy. bsb-at-psycho-dot-informationsanarchistik-dot-de or:bsb-at-psycho-dot-i21k-dot-de O ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Whats the best way to upgrade tools from source?
ml ml wrote: Hello List, i need file version 5.x on my system. But Debian etch comes with file version 4.17. How do i install 5.x (from source) without messing up my system? IF i would just install file from source and overwrite the binay package file, then i risk overwriting my stuff after the next update. Removing the file is not possible, since i have a couple of dependencies here. What should i do? Any ideas? Thanks, Mario If you want to get your hands dirty, create a Debian package, and then use apt to install it. You can try looking for the newer version as a backport, or if you run Lenny, look for it in Squeeze or Sid (although this may open a can of worms. The /usr/local hierarchy is intended for just this purpose. You may not even need to remove the old version, just update the PATH-related environment variables. Mark Allums -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Whats the best way to upgrade tools from source?
Mark Allums wrote: ml ml wrote: Hello List, i need file version 5.x on my system. But Debian etch comes with file version 4.17. How do i install 5.x (from source) without messing up my system? IF i would just install file from source and overwrite the binay package file, then i risk overwriting my stuff after the next update. Removing the file is not possible, since i have a couple of dependencies here. What should i do? Any ideas? Thanks, Mario If you want to get your hands dirty, create a Debian package, and then use apt to install it. You can try looking for the newer version as a backport, or if you run Lenny, look for it in Squeeze or Sid (although this may open a can of worms. The /usr/local hierarchy is intended for just this purpose. You may not even need to remove the old version, just update the PATH-related environment variables. Sorry, I spotted that you run Etch. Same answer, substitute or add Etch in the appropriate places, as needed. Consider upgrading to Lenny. Mark Allums Please forgive my typos. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Whats the best way to upgrade tools from source?
On Tue 28 Jul 2009 at 11:57:18 +0200, ml ml wrote: i need file version 5.x on my system. But Debian etch comes with file version 4.17. How do i install 5.x (from source) without messing up my system? Backport it from unstable: http://people.connexer.com/~roberto/howtos/debcustomize An extra necessary package you'll probably need is etch's quilt. No messing with tarballs and sorting out build dependencies, and you have will have a debian package which integrates into the system. It took 2 minutes to do on this lenny system. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
