[xiphos-users] Which distro should I switch to

[garywk]

On Sun, 2021-05-23 at 22:30 -0500, Delbert Freeman wrote:

I found this really interesting and thought I'd look into it.
 Unfortunately MX uses systemd so I won't use it.  I like contolling my
own system rather than giving control of it to systemd developers..
> 
> 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 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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