[Gllug] BIND

[Phil Reynolds]

On Tue, Jul 08, 2003 at 08:13:59PM +0100, Martin A. Brooks wrote:
> Hi Tim
> 
> At 13:30 08/07/2003, you wrote:
> >I also noted that the install places some '.a' libraries in /usr/local/lib
> >plus a whole raft of files in /usr/local/include.
> 
> You should make a fundamental choice about how you manage your system(s):
> 
> Use the package management tools or don't.
> 
> Mixing and matching _will_ result in tears further down the line.

I always use package management where possible. I use the
native-to-debian "apt" tools for Debian packages. If I can't get
something in a suitable form for that, my next best choice is to obtain
the source, compile and use xstow to manage it. Failing that, I use
alien to convert RedHat packages.

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