Re: Whats the best way to upgrade tools from source?

2009-08-12 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:36:04 +0100, Brian wrote in message 20090728153604.ga25...@desktop: http://people.connexer.com/~roberto/howtos/debcustomize ..this great flame warrior's ;o) URL is actually: http://people.connexer.com/~roberto/howtos/debcustomize/ without that final slash, it throws me

Re: Whats the best way to upgrade tools from source?

2009-07-30 Thread Kamaraju S Kusumanchi
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

Whats the best way to upgrade tools from source?

2009-07-28 Thread ml ml
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.

Re: Whats the best way to upgrade tools from source?

2009-07-28 Thread Siggy Brentrup
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

Re: Whats the best way to upgrade tools from source?

2009-07-28 Thread Mark Allums
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

Re: Whats the best way to upgrade tools from source?

2009-07-28 Thread Mark Allums
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

Re: Whats the best way to upgrade tools from source?

2009-07-28 Thread Brian
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