Ubuntu/Debian compiling etc (was: Need help with iRiver T10 with Breezy!)
Peter Garrett
peter.garrett at optusnet.com.au
Thu Jun 15 15:22:34 UTC 2006
On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:15:08 +0200
Loïc Martin <lomartin3 at gmail.com> wrote:
[snip]
> I've been used to distributions where you could specify the type of uses
> you would do of your install, and just choosing "development something"
> (sometimes split in two, adding the choice to do X development) would
> enable me to compile almost anything without having to care about
> installing manually extra stuff.
Ubuntu does things "The Debian Way" , on the whole - which is why the
apt/dpkg tools are the key to doing many things easily. "apt-get
build-dep" is just one example, but there are quite a few useful tools and
commands for building from source in the apt armory.
I recommend the apt-howto , which is available as a package and at
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/index.en.html
It is a useful reference - and has a section about compiling and source
packages. The "apt-howto" package is available in a number of languages -
see
apt-cache search apt-howto
for a listing.
Peter
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