[FR-devel] RE: Debian Packages for FreeRIDE 0.5.0rc1 available:; apt-get install now ;-)

[Curt Hibbs]

Mauricio Fernandez wrote:
>
> The packages are fully apt-get-able.
> To install FreeRIDE add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list
> deb http://lsed.sourceforge.net/ruby/ debs/
> then do
>  apt-get update
>  apt-get install freeride

Thanks for doing this. Lets use this as a test for the Debian packages. Then
when we are ready for the *actual* release, it would probably be best for us
to set up the required directory structure on the server that hosts the
FreeRIDE wiki (rubyide.org).

Curt

> This will automatically download the required dependencies: libfox1.0,
> libfox-ruby1.7, libripper-ruby1.7, libfxscintilla1, etc.
> The packages have been compiled on a Debian Sid system, but they will
> probably install in Sarge and Woody. I will soon upload the package
> sources, and they should be easily rebuilt.
>
> I have tested these packages in two different machines, but problems
> with dependencies are not impossible; please don't hesitate to report
> them.
>
> Having to use a 56Kbps line is a real PITA when you've got used to
> 4Mbps... :-|
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