through @code{configure; make; make install} with all its
dependencies, options, and hurdles.
-Red Hat, Debian, and similar package systems solve the ``ease of
+Red Hat, Debian, and other binary distributions solve the ``ease of
installation'' problem, but they hardwire path names, usually to
@file{/usr} or @file{/usr/local}. This means that users need root
privileges to install a binary package, and prevents installing two