I put all Linux package and platforms (i386 and amd64) in the following page: http://www.maxvessi.net/rebsite/Linux/
Hi Max Would you be able to put some explanatory text beside each file to show what they are used for.
I tried to automatize the process with the following PHP script: Code: <?php function findexts ($filename) { $filename = strtolower($filename) ; $exts = split("[/\\.]", $filename) ; $n = count($exts)-1; $exts = $exts[$n]; return $exts; } if ($handle = opendir('.')) { while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) { if ($file != "." && $file != ".." && $file != "index.php" && $file != "rpm.jpg" && $file != "deb.jpg" && $file != "tgz.jpg") { $thelist .= '<tr><td><a href="'.$file.'">'.$file.'</td>'; if (findexts($file) == 'deb') {$thelist .= '<td><img src=deb.jpg height=30><td>';} if (findexts($file) == 'rpm' ){$thelist .= '<td><img src=rpm.jpg height=30><td>';} if (findexts($file) == 'tgz') {$thelist .= '<td><img src=tgz.jpg height=30><td>';} if (strstr($file,'amd64') or strstr($file,'x86_64')) {$thelist .= '<td>AMD64 package<td>';} if (strstr($file,'i386') ) {$thelist .= '<td> 32 bit package<td>';} } } closedir($handle); } ?> List of files: <table><?=$thelist?></table> Now you can see the result. Have you any suggestions?
All Linux distributions can install from source or binary files. Many distributions decided to use a easy method to install using a simple compressed package, Red-Hat invented the RPM package, Debian the DEB package, Slackware the TGZ package. All distributions use at least one of them, simply double click on the package and you install it.