[Gllug] Re: Looking for libncurses5_5.4-9_i386.deb

[Pete Ryland]

On 08/10/06, Henry Gilbert <henry.gilbert at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Many distros are DD (Debian-derived) and then some are DDD
> (Debian-derivative-derived). The limitation I was having then is that
> whilst I needed libncurses-dev to be able to recompile the kernel, I
> would have to be very careful in mix-interfacing with official Debian
> repositories half hazardly.


BTW, the best tool to use for compiling a kernel for a Debian-based distro
is make-kpkg, which will make .deb packages containing your custom kernel.
It's in the "kernel-package" package.  It's better to do it this way because
you then end up with a kernel and /lib/modules that is known about and can
be managed with the standard package tools.

Also, in the package description of kernel-source-2.6.17 on my system it
says:

> You may configure the kernel to your setup by typing "make config" and
> following instructions, but you could get ncursesX.X-dev and try "make
> menuconfig" for a jazzier, and easier to use interface.

That's pretty explicit if you ask me.  It also goes on to say:

> If you wish to use this package to create a custom Linux kernel, then it
> is suggested that you investigate the package kernel-package, which has
> been designed to ease the task of creating kernel image packages.
>
> If you are simply trying to build third-party modules for your kernel,
> you do not want this package. Install the appropriate linux-headers
> package instead.

To get this sort of information, use "apt-cache show linux-source-2.6.17".
It seems that libncurses-dev is also "Suggest"ed in the linux-source
package, so the package-maintenance tools will normally ask you if you want
them installed when you install a package.  You can also right click on the
package in synaptic and there will be an item called "Mark suggested for
installation" which will contain libncurses5-dev and kernel-package.  Simply
click on them to mark them for installation.

Pete
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