Installing old tarballs on a new Debian system
From: cga (cga2001_at_softhome.net)
Date: 12/31/04
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Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 18:34:51 -0500 To: debian <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
I am currently switching to Debian and I have a bunch of utilities,
wmaker applets,
etc.. in source format that I would like to reinstall on the new system.
Unfortunately
a number of these are not available as .deb's.
As I see it I can either copy them to /usr/local/tarballs & do the usual
./configure/make/
make-install dance or try to create .deb's myself. This last approach
being probably
the more dangerous.
Is there any place in the Debian literature where this issue is
discussed? Any guidelines
concerning source(non-debian) install on Debian system? Are there any
tools that might
help automate the conversion of source packages to the .deb format?
My main goal at this point is having a system that's "clean" to start
off with and will
remain as "clean" as possible for the foreseeable future - ie. not some
a-la-win95 system
that needs a complete reinstall every couple of months. I understand
that Debian might
provide exactly this but I am concerned that by the time I become a
little more experienced
with its packaging system I may have polluted this new system beyond repair.
Please advise.
Thank you.
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