installing software (was RE: Palm Router)

[Brian Densmore]

>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Leo J Mauler
>
>On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 08:49:22 -0600 "Brian Densmore"
> writes:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:        Leo J Mauler
>> 
> [snip]
>Sorry, my *point* was that binaries rarely come in tar.gz, only sources. 
>That is, when you can get software in a non RPM or non DEB format, its a
>*source* tar.gz.
I haven't checked out the tar.gz files that come from debian,
but since I have tar.gz files from debian on my box and I've
never compiled anything, I suspect they are all binaries.
I'll investigate and get back to you on that one.

>[snip]
>If you know your C (or whatever programming language was used).  If you
>don't, you're just as free to modify the installed apps as you are with
>Windows.  The only difference is in the *nature* of the locked door
>(which is that with Linux, the locked door has a window, ironically).  :)
I disagree. I consider it a door that leads to the door that one needs.
Anyu library would have books on C. So you could teahc yourself, or take a class at a local 
college, or get a tutor to teach you the basics of C.

>[snip]
>Most of the games I'd like to use come as source-only, and I'm still
>trying to track down the dependencies (or whatever else there is) which
>prevent the sources from compiling.
Well why didn't you say so from the start. That's easily fixed.
What exactly are these games you want to install. I'll see if I 
can't find the dependencies you need. Heck, I might even make a debian
package for you. ;')

>[snip]
>Oh, I wish all the sources I'd like to compile came with a configure
>script.  
Can't argue weith you there. 
;')

>[snip]
>> approach", hmmm... "those nice young men in their clean 
>> white coats, they're coming to take me away" (or 
>> something like that. Gee, I hope RIAA doesn't sue me 
>> for that).
>
>Wrong metaphor, and "they're coming to take me away" is a 
>very old song which I don't believe is on any of the major labels.  :)
>
>White coated professionals tending the computers.  Think "Deep Thought". 
>First think about "The HitchHiker's Guide To The Galaxy" if the reference
>is too esoteric.  :)
lol. I knew what you meant. :))

Brian

P.S. On a tangent subject, I got my new server working with
debian+apache+'apache-ssl'+procmail+exim+spamassassin+
'courier-imap-ssl'+squirrellmail+firewall.
Now all I have to do is add content (I ahve one page so far+squirrellmail.