[xiphos-users] Which distro should I switch to

[Delbert Freeman]

Xiphos works perfectly on MX Linux.  Give it a try.



On 5/23/21 7:26 PM, John Miller wrote:
>
> I did a fresh install from the PPA. Neither study pad nor prayer 
> list/journal open in the edit window on Ubuntu 20.04. I plan to 
> experiment with Fedora.
>
> On 5/23/21 5:33 PM, Karl Kleinpaste wrote:
>> On 5/23/21 6:59 PM, garywk wrote:
>>> I just checked the Fedora package list and the
>>> Xiphos version number in it is the same version number I have in Devuan
>>> which is a descendant of Debian just like Ubuntu is.  So it would be a
>>> waste to switch distros because you're going to run into the same
>>> issues.
>>
>> The reason the stock Ubuntu release lacks the editor is because 
>> Ubuntu has stopped shipping the gtkhtml packages, within which the 
>> editor is implemented.
>>
>> There is an Ubuntu PPA 
>> <https://launchpad.net/~pkgcrosswire/+archive/ubuntu/ppa> in which 
>> gtkhtml is re-introduced and the studypad should be functional, 
>> essentially stepping sideways around Ubuntu's lack. You can see this 
>> in the releases page <https://github.com/crosswire/xiphos/releases/>. 
>> Being a Fedora person, I don't experiment much in Ubuntu, and Fedora 
>> still ships gtkhtml.
>>
>> The editor has always been a major PITA and it has been alarmingly 
>> difficult for a long time to develop the motivation to re-implement 
>> it elsehow. We have had discussion now and again in the devel list 
>> about it, to no resolution so far. Regrets.
>>
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