Last night I installed gkrellm. At first I tried using the available tar
file and when the make install command didn't work I explored the deb
file that was also offered. However, I got lazy and before I looked into
it too deeply I thought I would try apt-get - success! I'm really
starting to enjoy that utility.
My question is this: to what extent can I install things with apt-get?
Is it limited to software under the GPL license? Could I use it for
things like Star Office or Word Perfect? Also, a brief explanation of
which tool/command should be used for .deb files would be appreciated.
Finally, one of the things I appreciate about apt-get is that I don't
have to know where to install things. The biggest question I have about
linux in general is where the hell things belong. With previous distros
I have just installed things in my home directory, but learned the hard
way that my approach wasn't the best. Can someone reccomend a book (or
website, or readme file) that explains the thought behind the debian
file structure? Particularly something that pays attention to WHY a new
application should be stored in directory 'X'
Thanks in advance,
David K
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