[xiphos-users] Which distro should I switch to

[garywk]

On Sun, 2021-05-23 at 19:33 -0400, Karl Kleinpaste wrote:

I don't run Ubuntu.  I run Devuan.  ppa packages would cause far more
problems on my system than they would solve.  I wouldn't consider
Ubuntu anymore than I would consider going back to Debian, which I ran
for about 20 years because of systemd.  

I know why the editor was dropped.  I just couldn't recall the name of
the package off the top of my head that caused all the problems.  I
find it interesting that Fedora still packages the gtkhtml packages as
i believe almost all other distros have dropped them.  

Thanks for the info.  I appreciate it.
> 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 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. 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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