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Application installation via aptitude vs. other methods

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Hello,

Currently I manage all packages on my Debian Lenny systems via Aptitude.

But some desirable packages are not available from the repository. Python stuff seems to be the worst in this regard. I've run across several now that can only be installed via easy-install.

Question:

If I load these packages using the load method d'jour...

1) Do they in anyway interfere with packages loaded via Aptitude?
2) Are there any other concerns/issues I should be aware of?

What about if I load an application from source?

Many thanks,

LRP

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Re: Application installation via aptitude vs. other methods

Submitted by hildebrand_us on Thu, 2008-07-17 12:41.

Hi
Doing from source is not a good idea because it may overwrite your other files and most importantly they bypass the package management system. This means that on an update your system may overwrite the overwritten files and the whole thing shall be a mess.
What exactly are you missing in current Lenny?
Regards
Hildebrand

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