Clay, John wrote:
> Slackware 8.0 (2.2.19)
>
> I recently uninstalled samba and then loaded a newer version from source. It
> loaded and operated OK but didn't appear in the package manager utility.
> Does anyone know why?
>
> Detail on procedure: I got the source for samba 2.2.5, issued the following
> commands:
>
> configure (with a handful of options)
> make
> make install
>
> John M. Clay
> Senior Engineer
> LFR Levine Fricke
> tel: (850) 422-2555
> e-mail: john.clay@lfr.com
>
>
The package manager only knows about packages that it installed (or are
somehow added to the database of installed packages). Anything that you
install from source will not show-up in the package manager.
--ronan
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