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At least for desktops, it's incredibly rare that I need to compile something. The most recent release from whatever installer is almost always more than fine f
by enobrev 7y ago
At least for desktops, it's incredibly rare that I need to compile something. The most recent release from whatever installer is almost always more than fine for the client. I don't think I have anything on my current desktop that I've compiled myself, besides software that I've written - which is meant to run on servers.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 7y agoOn Windows and MacOS, that's true. On Linux it is almost always untrue. If you want to color outside the repo, you pretty much have to compile from source for various reasons.
- enobrev 7y agoIf that's your experience then I can absolutely understand your frustration, but as someone who has been using Linux on the desk top full time for about a decade this simply is not the case for me at all. I almost never have to compile anything on my desktops or laptops that isn't related to work on a server.