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Old 05-03-2007, 07:14 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: How to install programs saved as tar.gz?

the thing is at a later time it will be a mess if u need to remove the program manually or need to update to a newer version.thats for what pkg management systems like dpkg,portage stands.
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