Rodney D. Myers wrote: >On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 22:44:54 -0400 >Wesley Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Bruce Byfield wrote: >> >> >> >>>On Fri, 2005-21-10 at 20:25 -0400, Wesley Allen wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Running alien is NOT a big deal - since about build 120 (I think) I >>>>haven't needed to do any of the tweaks that were required around the >>>>first beta release. It works fine - you get the packages tailored >>>>to your machine - they run well AND they are seen by the default >>>>package manager for the distro then. No worries... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>It may not be a big deal for you, and it's not a big deal for me. >>>Apparently, though, it is a big deal for some users. The days are >>>past when you could assume that every user of GNU/Linux had a >>>certain body of expertise. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Besides, since .debs can be made with relative ease, why not offer >>>them on the web site already made? That would certainly be more >>>convenient. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>I have no idea, I know there are debs out there for all the builds, >>but running alien is just more covenient... >> >> >> >>>Also, people have been asking for them off and on for over a year, >>>but the requests have apparently been ignored. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>Not really, from what I've heard is that they're leaving that up to >>the individual distros to do. I don't have a problem with this. >> >>WEs >>T >> >> > >Yes I know alien works, but............. > >with the original installer, the user had control as to where OO was >installed. Now I have to rely on where the brain-dead RPM wants to >install the program, leaving me out of the loop. It goes where it wants >to , not where I want it to go. > > > That's interesting - but I thought both rpm and dpkg had a flad that allowed you to specify where things got installed.
I always installed to /opt anyway so I didn't notice that. >Hence the tag "bloody rpms'", and brain-dead rpm's > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
