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Dunno if I'd trust that packager. I mean, look at the profile picture - 
scary looking guy. Since he's local ... he could come after us!

Oops, sorry, Halloween's already over.

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On 14-11-08 12:06 PM, Ralph Janke wrote:
> For Drupal there is a pretty good software that allows you
> automatically to create .deb packages from the modules
> at the Drupal site. This allows you to stay current and
> use the advantages of the packaging system.
>
> https://github.com/egerlach/drupaldeb
>
>
> On 2014-11-08 11:05, Khalid Baheyeldin wrote:
>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 1:01 AM, Darcy Casselman <dscassel at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> Technically, those people packaged it for Debian.  Ubuntu just pulls in
>>> everything from Debian and calls it "universe."
>>>
>>> I ran into this years ago when I was self-hosting Wordpress.
>>
>> This is why Debian repositories, as fantastic as they are, are not
>> suitable for fast moving, complex projects, with lots of add-ons, and
>> built in update mechanisms.
>>
>> I install everything from the repositories, but make exceptions where
>> they make sense.
>>
>> Drupal is one such exception. Having it frozen in time in the
>> repositories means you don't get security updates quickly enough. You
>> are better off without debian repos here.
>>
>> Again, those are the exceptions, not the rule.