Why in the heck would he do all this instead of using the AUR? Is this guy an arch user? This is an incredibly silly way to do this and a good way to cause issues later on as you try to upgrade the package.
been using arch for a while and have always wondered whether there's a good utility to grab a .deb package and install it (including all the dependencies -- from AUR, when possible)?
the thing is, in india when trying to see the screencast (<a href="http://meteor.com/screencast" rel="nofollow">http://meteor.com/screencast</a>), i get this :<p>"This website/URL has been blocked until further notice either pursuant to Court orders or on the Directions issued by the Department of Telecommunications"<p>pathetic.
Meteor is already available on AUR:
<a href="http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=58394" rel="nofollow">http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=58394</a>