Another way to do this, which doesn't require apt-get build-dep, is to grab the source tarball, run deb-make, then dpkg-buildpackage. Then, use dpkg to install your newly built package. I've used this in innumerable cases where the available deb wasn't current enough, or there was as yet no deb for a certain application in my apt sources.
Levi On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 16:41:15 +0200 Hugo van der Merwe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If I want to just install Exim, it is relatively easy to go to exim.org, > > get the latest stable tarball, do a configure and make and install the > > system. (This doesn't just apply to Exim, it also applies to Apache, > > PHP, bind etc.) > > Another option that may work is to grab the testing or unstable > package's source, and compile that on your stable system, to get a > package that depends on your stable system's libraries. > > Maybe try: > # nano /etc/apt/sources.list > (put a deb-src line for unstable in your sources.list) > # apt-get update > # apt-get install build-essential > # apt-get build-dep exim > # apt-get --compile source exim > # ls exim*deb > # dpkg -i <your-newly_compiled-package.deb> > > I haven't tested these instructions. > > Hugo van der Merwe > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
