Installing from source or deb packages

[Timothy A. Holmes]

Ok:

this question has been brewing for some time now.

 

Its actually in a couple parts:

1. how do install from source under Ubuntu - most of my linux experience
is under Fedora Core 2, 3, 4, and there I know the 

 

./configure

Make

Make install

 

Routine.  But I am wondering how to do the equivalent stuff on Ubuntu

 

Also,

 

2.	how do I know what .deb packages are good for ubuntu, and which
ones are not.  One of the replies on my VPN question suggested that I
use kvpnc, which I tried last night, and it gave me headaches and kept
crashing (the one out of universe) and so I want to install the late
test one from the site, and its in deb packages, but I don't know if
that deb package will work with Ubuntu.

 

I guess im confused

 

TIM



 

Timothy A. Holmes

IT Manager / Network Admin / Web Master / Computer Teacher

 

Medina Christian Academy

A Higher Standard...

 

Jeremiah 33:3

Jeremiah 29:11

Esther 4:14

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From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
[mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of hometoast
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 8:31 AM
To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions
Subject: Re: Need a VPN client

 

http://openvpn.net/gui.html 

 

http://www.google.com/search?q=open+vpn+client+gui+setup

 

On 11/18/05, Timothy A. Holmes <tholmes at mcaschool.net> wrote: 

Good Morning Everyone:

Ubuntu is running along sweet on my laptop, and its time for a little
bit more improvement.  This time, I need a good vpn client (preferably 
with a gui for setup etc)

Our vpn here at work is run off a Cisco pix 501 firewall, and is
compatible with the windows VPN client.

I don't know a lot more about it yet (Im very new to VPN) but my
contractor and I got it set up yesterday, windoze can connect to it, so 
Ubuntu needs to be able to as well.

Thanks

Timothy A. Holmes
IT Manager / Network Admin / Web Master / Computer Teacher

Medina Christian Academy
A Higher Standard...

Jeremiah 33:3
Jeremiah 29:11
Esther 4:14


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