[crossfire] Server setup an Debian - newbie

[Alex Schultz]

Robert Brockway wrote:
> I'm a Debian user/admin from way back.  Debian is known for stability and 
> robustness but not for having the latest packages.  The Crossfire server 
> in Debian is way behind the current stable release.
>
> As much as I think Debian rocks I've never used the Crossfire server built 
> into Debian.  I always compile from source.  I think the Crossfire package 
> in Debian would be fine for someone seeing if they like the game but once 
> you get into it I highly recommend building from the latest stable source 
> tree.
>   
Actually, debian testing currently has the latest crossfire release
(though at the second the package is broken due to a mistake by the
package maintainer).

Alex Schultz