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Re: Custom launchers in Gnome panels?
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Date: 
Thu, 2 Mar 2000 16:43:29 GMT
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Dan Boger <dan@giccs.georgetown.edu> wrote:
thanks a lot Matt!  I never really delved into rpm, I usually compile
and install my own packages (breaking the rpm DB in the process) - but
that was quite interesting.  Maybe next system I build I'll try to
keep the rpm DB intact. :)

I really like RPM (and package managers in general). It really gives you a
lot of power, and helps keep your system manageable.

I'd recommend installing anything you build yourself into /usr/local -- that
way, you keep the RPM database there for the rest of your system, but can
still have stuff you've compiled yourself.



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Matthew Miller                      --->                  mattdm@mattdm.org
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  Re: Custom launchers in Gnome panels?
 
On Thu, 2 Mar 2000 16:43:29 GMT mattdm@mattdm.org (Matthew Miller) wrote (...) the only problem with that, is the under the current setup, we have /usr/local an NFS exported directory (which make a lot of sense, as long as you're not too worried (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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  Re: Custom launchers in Gnome panels?
 
On Thu, 2 Mar 2000 13:39:03 GMT mattdm@mattdm.org (Matthew Miller) wrote concerning 'Re: Custom launchers in Gnome panels?': (...) [snip excellent instructions] thanks a lot Matt! I never really delved into rpm, I usually compile and install my own (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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