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[sindi keesan <keesan2 AT cyberspace.org>]

On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 qwms-avib AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:

> sindi keesan wrote:
> > 
> > Please advise on whether it makes sense to install the 
> > whole package 
> 
> It always makes sense to install the whole package.
> Many packages have installation scripts and support files
> that are essential for proper installation.  installpkg
> does this automatically, plus it enables you to un-install
> the package later.


Could I install the whole package and then delete the 1M of files that are
not needed for Links?  I don't see the point in filling up the hard drive
with a bunch of files that are not needed.

> 
> > is there anything more complicated involved when just 
> > copying individual files to /usr/lib/ than making symlinks?

What else would be needed other than the symlinks for elflibs files?

For the libssl (?) needed for Lynx I was able to just copy over that one
file and make a link to it, if I recall correctly.