Re: [exim] slightly OT: keeping exim up2date on Debian

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Auteur: Karl Fischer
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Aan: exim-users
Onderwerp: Re: [exim] slightly OT: keeping exim up2date on Debian
Ted Cooper wrote:
> Karl Fischer wrote:
>> Is there any good receipe out there about (easily) getting the
>> (upgrade to the) newest version of exim on Debian (sarge|etch)
>> without these troubles - ending up in compiling from source ?
>>
>> Many thanks for any hints ...
>
> Sources arn't that bad .. let's see what you have to do ..


well, I never said that ...
But your giving away all the advantages of a package manager, aren't you?
(not talking about the disadvantages here ... )

exim isn't the only package I use (what a surprise) and I've got more
than one box (on different platforms) to maintain so fetching the source,
compile it, watch for errors and then - of course - do this on a test
system first before cou go live with it is significantly more work than

    aptitude update; aptitude upgrade ...


> No need to be afraid of the sources ..


I'm working with Linux long enough (10+ years) for not to be afraid about
sources, however, I confess: I'm just lazy and looking for an easier way ;-)

Thanks Ted for the comment anyway ...

Cheers

- Karl