On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 10:15 AM, Joshua Judson Rosen <roz...@geekspace.com> wrote: > I don't even understand how/why the word "conveniently" is supposed > to apply, here--how do you, as an end user, even see any difference?
The Debian package downloads and runs an executable installer. d-m.org offered a proper packaging of the installed files. Specific advantages of doing it right include: (1) Updates work automatically, like every other managed package on the system. (2) Versions appear in package management tools. (3) Files and their checksums are known to the package management tools. > are you objecting > to the Debian package containing an exectuable postinst script > (which is normal for Debian packages) No. (Well, overall I think Debian over-uses post-install scripts, but that's a minor complaint, and it's not what I'm objecting to here.) > or do you think that the > postinst script is downloading an executable installer and then > running that (it's not)? Except that it is. Read the package description. Go check the source, if you don't believe me. http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/flashplugin-nonfree -- Ben _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
