[vox-tech] Debian packager source install

[Ken Bloom]

On Monday 20 March 2006 18:01, Alex Mandel wrote:
> I know the title isn't quite clear.
> Here's the scenario:
> I want to install a program that isn't in the package manager for
> Ubuntu. The catch is that it may be soon, so how do I make a .deb (I
> think I've got instructions for this) and then how do I install it so
> that I can easily uninstall or upgrade when it officially comes out
> in the archives?

apt-get install checkinstall

then just use checkinstall instead of the make install command.

--Ken Bloom

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