Re: [ubuntu-in] Question about install software from source versus software from repos

2009-09-03 Thread Sameep
On 03-Sep-09, at 3:20 PM, Ramnarayan.K wrote: > On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Sameep wrote: >> >> Have you tried uninstalling the 2.4 version and installing v 3.x >> from Debs ? > > Nope, thought about it though > > so what advantage would debs give over say the source file - will it > be

Re: [ubuntu-in] Question about install software from source versus software from repos

2009-09-03 Thread Ramnarayan.K
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 3:09 PM, Sameep wrote: > >  Have you tried uninstalling the 2.4 version and installing v 3.x > from Debs ? Nope, thought about it though so what advantage would debs give over say the source file - will it be easier. ?? will it allow for inconsitency from other dependencies

Re: [ubuntu-in] Question about install software from source versus software from repos

2009-09-03 Thread Sameep
On 03-Sep-09, at 2:55 PM, Ramnarayan.K wrote: > Hi > > am dual booting ubuntu 7.10 and 9.04. The former because when > broadbadn does not work (which is frequently the case) then i need to > use 7.10 because it allows me to use a device which does not work on > 9.04. > > Often i need to work on

[ubuntu-in] Question about install software from source versus software from repos

2009-09-03 Thread Ramnarayan.K
Hi am dual booting ubuntu 7.10 and 9.04. The former because when broadbadn does not work (which is frequently the case) then i need to use 7.10 because it allows me to use a device which does not work on 9.04. Often i need to work on openoffice documents while on the net, so if its a document on