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Installing packages from source is fine, but then you have to maintain all security updates and patches from upstream, and you need full control over where all
by atoponce 12y ago
Installing packages from source is fine, but then you have to maintain all security updates and patches from upstream, and you need full control over where all the files are populated on your filesystem. This is a lot of administration overhead. It "works", but it's also work. I rarely install software outside of the APT system, for this very reason.
- SkyMarshal 12y agoYeah, if apt has the versions you need it's definitely first choice. But for a lot of things it lags too much, and that's where this is useful.