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Not only that, but I always end up with impossible-to-diagnose phantom errors if I start mixing and matching some installations from package manager and some in
by commandlinefan 7y ago
Not only that, but I always end up with impossible-to-diagnose phantom errors if I start mixing and matching some installations from package manager and some installations from elsewhere (like curl | sh or ./configure, make, make install). I avoid using package managers as much as possible because they do too much hidden, undoable, inscrutable magic behind the scenes that breaks everything when it’s most inconvenient.
- mbreese 7y agoAnd here, I go the other way -- I keep to only using package managers as much as possible because at least they have some coherent plan for where installation data should go. Random install scripts can put data anywhere and can easily mess with global or system installed data. If I can't set the installation prefix myself, I don't use the code. (I'm sure this issue has something to do with the popularity of containers)
- debiandev 7y ago...not to mention that (some) distributions do extensive security and legal compliance reviews...