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Software is always user-upgradable on Linux. Just install it somewhere in your home directory. GNU Stow [0] can be helpful as a very lightweight way to manage t

by ptx 3y ago

Software is always user-upgradable on Linux. Just install it somewhere in your home directory. GNU Stow [0] can be helpful as a very lightweight way to manage the packages. (Of course, then you take on the responsibility of keeping up with patch releases yourself, which is why we use distros. But if it's just a small number of packages on top of a distro-managed base system, it's perhaps not so bad.) [0] https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/ https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/

IshKebab 3y ago
Sure and how do you install Python 3.12 on RHEL 8 without compiling it from source?
- JodieBenitez 3y ago
  I don't know, but what is the problem with compiling from source ? Some softwares are hard to compile but I found Python really easy to compile.
  - IshKebab 3y ago
    I agree that compiling Python from source is surprisingly straight forward, but is that a serious question? Have you ever worked in a place that uses Python? When someone says to you "hey it's not working" are you really going to say with a straight face "oh yes, you just need to compile Python from source". Come on, this is one of those obviously stupid situations that for some reason people feel the need to defend. It's not defensible. You don't need to compile Node or Rust or Go or Deno from source to install the latest version.
- Cynox 3y ago
  Just run the miniforge install script if you want a very friction-free install. I'm not a big conda fan, but the "install in my home directory" use case is very well covered by miniforge. https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/ https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/
  - IshKebab 3y ago
    That looks like it will install Conda though?
- heavyset_go 3y ago
  Use pyenv and let it manage Python versions for you.
  - IshKebab 3y ago
    pyenv builds Python from source.
    - heavyset_go 3y ago
      Yes, but it's automated behind a single command and fast.
- nurettin 3y ago
  Are you really going to support rhel8 as a platform for your project which uses specific python 3.12 rc3 features? Well there's always podman, I guess.

by ptx 3y ago

IshKebab 3y ago

Sure and how do you install Python 3.12 on RHEL 8 without compiling it from source?

JodieBenitez 3y ago
I don't know, but what is the problem with compiling from source ? Some softwares are hard to compile but I found Python really easy to compile.
- IshKebab 3y ago
  I agree that compiling Python from source is surprisingly straight forward, but is that a serious question? Have you ever worked in a place that uses Python? When someone says to you "hey it's not working" are you really going to say with a straight face "oh yes, you just need to compile Python from source". Come on, this is one of those obviously stupid situations that for some reason people feel the need to defend. It's not defensible. You don't need to compile Node or Rust or Go or Deno from source to install the latest version.
Cynox 3y ago
Just run the miniforge install script if you want a very friction-free install. I'm not a big conda fan, but the "install in my home directory" use case is very well covered by miniforge. https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/ https://github.com/conda-forge/miniforge/
- IshKebab 3y ago
  That looks like it will install Conda though?
heavyset_go 3y ago
Use pyenv and let it manage Python versions for you.
- IshKebab 3y ago
  pyenv builds Python from source.
  - heavyset_go 3y ago
    Yes, but it's automated behind a single command and fast.
nurettin 3y ago
Are you really going to support rhel8 as a platform for your project which uses specific python 3.12 rc3 features? Well there's always podman, I guess.