Yes... Excellent explaination!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BS.
On 8/20/07, Shakthi Kannan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > On 8/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Have been trying to figure out the various methods of installing > > There are > > 1. Compiling from Source > > 2. Installing from tar zip pacakages > > Compiling and installing are not the same tasks. If you meant > installation, the above can be called "installation from sources" as > one. > > > 3. Installing distribution speciic packages like rpm's and deb's > > Manual method of binary installation. > > > 4. Installing via automated mechanisms - apt-get, yum , yast etc. > > Using a distro package manager to install binary packages. > > > 4. The ease of installing via automated mechanisms makes life very easy > > - no worries about dependencies and distribution specific issues and > > such stuff. The only real concern is access to adequate bandwidth. > > You can still use DVDs to do binary package installers, or use local > repositories. You don't need to go to the Internet always ... (1) > > > 3. Distribution specific packaging also seems cool - but this is limited > > only to a few major distributions and sometimes still requires > > dependencies to be met. > > Too generic a statement. It depends on the package. Libraries, for > example, may not have dependancies. > > > 2. Installing for tar zip packages needs some CLI use, as well as to > > have to attend to all the dependencies but at the same time can be > > installed on any system (!) > > Only for developers, unless you know what you are doing. > > > 1. Finally compiling from source - really i have no idea what this means > > - but is it supposed to be the most effective way to compile a package > > Again, too generic a statement. It depends on what you want to do. > Recommended only for developers. > > > specifically to a particular machine and distribution resulting in a > > stable package (& system) > > Binary packages are also stable. > > > Obviously nothing can be better than over the net automated installs > > but one problem is the bandwidth > > Incorrect. See (1) above. > > > One specific question i had was how do installing from tar zip packages > > compare to the other methods - since tar zips are what are passed around > > by the various magazines. Further how would Ubuntu react to a tar zip > > package installed on an ubuntu system. > > They don't need to react (quite a strong term to use, by the way). > > Its just that each disto has its own way of handling packages. > > SK > > -- > Shakthi Kannan > http://www.shakthimaan.com > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in >
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