newbie2
July 19th, 2005, 06:21 PM
"CheckInstall Gives Hedgehog a Lift
Ubuntu Linux 5.04, aka Hoary Hedgehog, initially won my heart when I discovered that it could send my ThinkPad T41 into hibernation without the extensive tinkering that my previously most-favored distribution (Fedora Core) required. However, the sweet package management system that Ubuntu inherits from its parent distribution, Debian GNU/ Linux, is what keeps me happy with Hedgehog.
Even though there are more than 10,000 software packages available for install on Ubuntu or Debian, I often find myself seeking an application not to be found in my configured repositories, or, more often, I'm after a newer version than the one available.
Enter CheckInstall, a simple application that I run in lieu of the "make install" step that typically finishes off a from-source software installation.
CheckInstall notes where the binaries and configuration files for an application are supposed to go. However, rather than installing them, CheckInstall folds them into a Debian package, which can then be managed along with the rest of the applications on my machine.
If you're not running Debian, CheckInstall can also build packages for Slackware or RPM-based systems.
If you're running Debian or Ubuntu, the command "apt-get install checkinstall" will get you up and running—otherwise, see asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/index.php.
--Jason Brooks "
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1838533,00.asp
http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/index.php
Ubuntu Linux 5.04, aka Hoary Hedgehog, initially won my heart when I discovered that it could send my ThinkPad T41 into hibernation without the extensive tinkering that my previously most-favored distribution (Fedora Core) required. However, the sweet package management system that Ubuntu inherits from its parent distribution, Debian GNU/ Linux, is what keeps me happy with Hedgehog.
Even though there are more than 10,000 software packages available for install on Ubuntu or Debian, I often find myself seeking an application not to be found in my configured repositories, or, more often, I'm after a newer version than the one available.
Enter CheckInstall, a simple application that I run in lieu of the "make install" step that typically finishes off a from-source software installation.
CheckInstall notes where the binaries and configuration files for an application are supposed to go. However, rather than installing them, CheckInstall folds them into a Debian package, which can then be managed along with the rest of the applications on my machine.
If you're not running Debian, CheckInstall can also build packages for Slackware or RPM-based systems.
If you're running Debian or Ubuntu, the command "apt-get install checkinstall" will get you up and running—otherwise, see asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/index.php.
--Jason Brooks "
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1838533,00.asp
http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall/index.php