[ltp] Re: Preferred distro for Thinkpads?
André Wyrwa
linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 04:37:27 +0200
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Hi,
> > I am, personally, unconvinced that watching software compile grants any
> > sort of magical knowledge of how it operates, or the best way to
> > configure it. ;)
> I agree, but seeing the software compile and configuring it reinforces yo=
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> knowledge about what s/w you have installed on your machine.
Believe me, it doesn't. ;-) I'm on LFS and if i wouldn't have my nice
little installation documentation file...i wouldn't remember anything.
I think the best advantage of compiling things yourself is that you can
choose your own dependencies. You don't have to have stuff installed
that you don't use anyway.
Andr=E9.
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