ROOT Debian GNU/Linux repository
Available here, are Debian GNU/Linux packages of ROOT, Globus, and other similar packages. They are available for i386, amd64, mips, mipsel, and hppa.
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To install, please add the line
deb http://mirror.phy.bnl.gov/debian-root unstable main contrib
to your APT sources (e.g., /etc/apt/sources.list, or /etc/apt/sources.list.d/root.list). Then you need to update the package lists, and install ROOT
If you want pacakges for stable etch replace unstable with stable. etch packages are currenly only available for i386.
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install root-system
If apt-get or aptitude complains to the effect that a signature couldn't be verified, you will need to feed it my GPG public key:
gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 6620D4F5
gpg --export 6620D4F5 | apt-key add -
Ubuntu users should look here