debian "*.deb" vs. ubuntu "*.deb"

[Ben Edwards]

Debian .debs are OK, its the apt-get source you should avoid.  It will
either work or complain that you have an unmet dependency (bit like
using redhat rpm).  The advantage of using a .deb built for your
specific release/version of Ubuntu is you should have less unmet
dependencies.

Ben

On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 13:19:51 -0600, rellik <spam at schless.com> wrote:
> there's a program (Valknut, DC client) that I want to get, but it
> doesn't offer an ubuntu download.  There is, however, a debian package
> for it.  Can I just use the debian package unedited?  and, if so, does
> that mean I can add debian mirrors to my apt/sources.list ?
> 
> patrick
> 
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