Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu + Debian

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Author: Gordon Scott
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To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu + Debian
On Sat, 24 Feb 2007, Andy Smith wrote:

> On Sat, Feb 24, 2007 at 02:04:59AM +0000, Fintan Gaughan wrote:
>
> > Some of the packages i need are on Debian can i saftly use the
> > Debian packages via apt?
>
> No, it is not safe to mix packages from Debian on Ubuntu or vice
> versa.


You always have the option of compiling your own missing packages,
though it's usually slower to do and you'll tend to play
hunt-the-library when doing so.

G.
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