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“they” is really mostly just me :) You’re right that this cache currently isn’t great to use! You need to run fc-cache manually when changing your fonts, I was
by secure 7y ago
“they” is really mostly just me :)
You’re right that this cache currently isn’t great to use! You need to run fc-cache manually when changing your fonts, I wasn’t annoyed enough with it to patch it yet.
Regarding servers: I found that package systems which are finely granular enough so that fonts are not installed on servers are not as easy to use—I need to manually look at and install dependencies before things work. A system which is coarser, but avoids the work as well, seems preferable to me.
- aflag 7y agoAnd what about kernel modules that need to be recompiled, like virtualbox's?
- secure 7y agoIn general, computation is pushed out of the package installation phase and to wherever it absolutely must happen before continuing. In this case, one could place a wrapper to wherever kernel modules are loaded (modprobe/insmod for interactive usage, and something within systemd for automated use, I suppose?). Overall, I don’t like the concept of dynamic kernel module compilation, though I understand it has to be done realistically in some cases.
- waddlesplash 7y ago> Overall, I don’t like the concept of dynamic kernel module compilation, though I understand it has to be done realistically in some cases. On Haiku, kernel modules are relocateable ELFs, which is much more suited to this style of package management.