[xiphos-users] Which distro should I switch to

[garrison21]

Just thought I'd throw my Ubuntu solution for Xiphos in here, it has been working well for me for over a year now, there are a few extra steps but it seems stable. I use the personal commentary feature a lot so just installing ppa:pkgcrosswire/ppa, because Ubuntu, leaves out the editor so alongside the ppa I installed the flatpak with a few extra commands to make it share folders.

(Ubuntu 20.04)

1. sudo apt install flatpak
2. flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
3. sudo apt install gconf-defaults-service (seems to need this to function right)

-Restart your computer-

4. flatpak install flathub org.xiphos.Xiphos

In the GUI: (skip this step if you have already installed via the PPA as it creates these folders automatically)

5. create in your home folder the folder .sword
6. create in your home folder the folder .xiphos
7. create in the .xiphos folder a folder called tabs

In the terminal: (use your own username in the following commands)

8. sudo flatpak override org.xiphos.Xiphos --filesystem=/home/jacob/.xiphos
9. sudo flatpak override org.xiphos.Xiphos --filesystem=/home/jacob/.xiphos/tabs
10. sudo flatpak override org.xiphos.Xiphos --filesystem=/home/jacob/.sword

11. flatpak run org.xiphos.Xiphos

On the first initialization there are some gtkbuttonbox errors but they seem to cause no issues, it will then say something about the tabs document not working right, just ignore, then once Xiphos has launched go to “File”, “Save Session”, and to finish just add the icon to your favorites. The override commands gives Xiphos access to its standard folders, instead of sand-boxed folders which makes it way easier to manage modules, also if you already have modules installed in the PPA version they will be automatically picked up in the flatpak version this way.

https://flatpak.org/setup/Ubuntu/

https://www.flathub.org/apps/details/org.xiphos.Xiphos

On 5/23/21 11:30 PM, Delbert Freeman wrote:

> 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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