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Re: Advice on downloading software please

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On Sat 27 Aug 2016 at 09:15:50 -0500, limpia wrote:

> On 2016-08-27 08:55, Steve Greig wrote:
> >I would like to download a programme (opencpn) onto my laptop which is
> >running debian. It is so long since I have done this I can not
> >remember how to start. Also I am not sure which version of debian I
> >have which seems to be relevant according to the website. Instructions
> >are given at xxxxxxxxx [1].
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What happened here-| ? The link has disappeared, Censorship at work?

> >Any advice would be very  much appreciated. Steve
> >
> >
> >Links:
> >------
> 
> You can use 'uname -a ' to see what version of Debian
> you have.

Really? Positive?

>  However, you also might want to read this:
> https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian
> 
>  It is not a good idea to be using ubunto ppa's like
> the instructions say on the link you posted.

If it works, it works.

>  As far as installing Debian packages goes, there is
> plenty of documentation on that:
> https://wiki.debian.org/DebianPackageManagement
> 
> If you really need this program, and the source code
> is available, you can follow the instructions here:
> https://wiki.debian.org/CreatePackageFromPPA

If it works, it works.

>  But it still something, personally I would not
> recommend.

Even if it works?

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Advice on downloading software please Steve Greig <greigsteve@gmail.com> - 2016-08-27 16:00 +0200
  Re: Advice on downloading software please limpia <limpia@openmailbox.org> - 2016-08-27 16:30 +0200
    Re: Advice on downloading software please Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-08-27 21:50 +0200
      Re: Advice on downloading software please rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-08-27 23:20 +0200
        Re: Advice on downloading software please Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-08-28 01:10 +0200
      Re: Advice on downloading software please Daniel Bareiro <daniel-listas@gmx.net> - 2016-08-28 01:40 +0200
        Re: Advice on downloading software please Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-08-28 11:50 +0200
      Re: Advice on downloading software please Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2016-08-28 02:00 +0200
        Re: Advice on downloading software please rhkramer@gmail.com - 2016-08-28 15:30 +0200
  Re: Advice on downloading software please Miles Fidelman <mfidelman@meetinghouse.net> - 2016-08-27 17:20 +0200

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