02-08-2007
Can you utilize sam/swinstall to install source packages?
I always use the following when installing from source:
Whether your installing from source or a depot, dependencies may need to be resolved before proceeding w/the install.
It may also be necessary to add options for ./configure, read the README.
Setting compiler flags, pointing the tree to other required packages, and coordinating options with them. Once this has been done, the rest of the process is usually not much more than:
$ sh ../configure
$ make
$ make test or sometimes make check - see the makefile (I often skip this step, I guess I'm a bit impatient)
$ sudo make install
The final step, sudo, temporarily grants root privileges (assuming this has been explicitly configured by the system administrator) so that files may be copied to the proper places on the system. If sudo is not available, your only other option is to perform this step as as root.
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
update-flashplugin-nonfree
UPDATE-FLASHPLUGIN-NONFREE(8) System Manager's Manual UPDATE-FLASHPLUGIN-NONFREE(8)
NAME
update-flashplugin-nonfree - program to get the newest Adobe Flash Player
SYNOPSIS
update-flashplugin-nonfree --install
update-flashplugin-nonfree --uninstall
DESCRIPTION
The program update-flashplugin-nonfree takes care of downloading last minute information from Debian about suitable versions, removing the
installed Adobe Flash Plugin if it has been reported as insecure, or, if a newer suitable version is available, downloading a newer Adobe
Flash Player and its installer from the Adobe download site, run the downloaded installer to install the Adobe Flash Player on the local
system, and then move the installed files to where they fit on a Debian system.
A copy of the downloaded .tar.gz is saved in /var/cache/flashplugin-nonfree for later reuse.
The program update-flashplugin-nonfree is used in the postinst and prerm scripts of the Debian package, but this program can also be run
manually by root.
OPTIONS
--install
To install, update or remove the Adobe Flash Player depending on downloaded last minute information from Debian about suitable ver-
sions.
--uninstall
To remove the Adobe Flash Player.
--verbose
Produce detailed information about what's happening.
--quiet
Produce no informational output.
SEE ALSO
http://wiki.debian.org/FlashPlayer
If you subscribe to this wiki page, then you will receive updates via e-mail.
http://www.adobe.com/
The Adobe homepage.
August 15, 2007 UPDATE-FLASHPLUGIN-NONFREE(8)