[ubuntu-in] Preferable method to install software on Linux Systems(discussion)

[Bhavani Shankar R]

Yes... Excellent explaination!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BS.

On 8/20/07, Shakthi Kannan <shakthimaan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> On 8/19/07, ramnarayan.k at gmail.com <ramnarayan.k at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Have been trying to figure out the various methods of installing
> > There are
> > 1. Compiling from Source
> > 2. Installing from tar zip pacakages
>
> Compiling and installing are not the same tasks. If you meant
> installation, the above can be called "installation from sources" as
> one.
>
> > 3. Installing distribution speciic packages like rpm's and deb's
>
> Manual method of binary installation.
>
> > 4. Installing via automated mechanisms - apt-get, yum , yast etc.
>
> Using a distro package manager to install binary packages.
>
> > 4. The ease of installing via automated mechanisms makes life very easy
> > - no worries about dependencies and distribution specific issues and
> > such stuff. The only real concern is access to adequate bandwidth.
>
> You can still use DVDs to do binary package installers, or use local
> repositories. You don't need to go to the Internet always ... (1)
>
> > 3. Distribution specific packaging also seems cool - but this is limited
> > only to a few major distributions and sometimes still requires
> > dependencies to be met.
>
> Too generic a statement. It depends on the package. Libraries, for
> example, may not have dependancies.
>
> > 2. Installing for tar zip packages needs some CLI use, as well as to
> > have to attend to all the dependencies but at the same time can be
> > installed on any system (!)
>
> Only for developers, unless you know what you are doing.
>
> > 1. Finally compiling from source - really i have no idea what this means
> > - but is it supposed to be the most effective way to compile a package
>
> Again, too generic a statement. It depends on what you want to do.
> Recommended only for developers.
>
> > specifically to a particular machine and distribution resulting in a
> > stable package (& system)
>
> Binary packages are also stable.
>
> > Obviously nothing can be better than over the net automated installs
> > but one problem is the bandwidth
>
> Incorrect. See (1) above.
>
> > One specific question i had was how do installing from tar zip packages
> > compare to the other methods - since tar zips are what are passed around
> > by the various magazines. Further how would Ubuntu react to a tar zip
> > package installed on an ubuntu system.
>
> They don't need to react (quite a strong term to use, by the way).
>
> Its just that each disto has its own way of handling packages.
>
> SK
>
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