From: Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com   
      
   On Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:03:56 -0400, bad sector wrote:   
   > I also remember vaguely that some apps need to be installed BEFORE ones   
   > needing them   
      
   That usually applies when compiling packages from source. Packages   
   installed from slackbuilds.org are usually compiled from source.   
      
   Tha packages from Alien are prebuilt for good and bad. I prefer to build   
   my packages from source.   
      
   Another thing to consider is that if a package has a dependency on   
   another package things might get messy if those packages come frome   
   different providers.   
      
   Myself, I only use the multilib and compat32 packages from Alien and   
   slackbuilds.org for other third party packages. If something is missing   
   from slackbuilds.org I build it from source myself and usually use   
   makepkg to create my own package.   
      
   regards Henrik   
      
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