Eben King wrote:
>On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Levi Bard wrote:
>
>
>
>>> I think I really like this option. Currently, I'm trying to make it
>>>work. I downloaded rdesktop from sourceforge, extracted it, did my
>>>./configure, make, and make install. Now, I'm trying to figure out how
>>>to run the silly program.
>>>
>>>
>>Note: Always check your distro's package manager first for any piece
>>of software you want to install. This has several advantages:
>>a) You know if it installed correctly.
>>b) You know the config files etc are in the correct place for your
>>distribution.
>>c) It's easy to remove if you decide you don't like it.
>>d) You don't have to hunt around for it once it's installed.
>>
>>
>
>e) it doesn't have any weird options to ./configure that aren't the way you
> like them (except file locations)
>
>But I admit, a) - d) are powerful incentives to put up with some
>differences.
>
>
>
Yeeaaahh...
Most of the time I do use Kpackage for stuff, but I'm feeling a little
GUI-dependant. Not that ./configure is heavy command line or anything,
but if I can start doing that stuff that way, I'm more likely to
experiment with other commands.
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