freecad version

[R C]

On 10/28/20 2:19 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Tuesday 27 October 2020 21:49:14 R C wrote:
>
>> On 10/27/20 7:44 PM, Gene Heskett wrote:
>>> On Tuesday 27 October 2020 15:54:56 R C wrote:
>>>> On 10/27/20 1:37 PM, Robert Heller wrote:
>>>>> At Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:04:28 -0600 "Ubuntu user technical support,
>>> not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> does anyone know what version of freecad "comes with"  Ubuntu
>>>>>> 20.04 ? (I mean the one that gets installed using  apt-get
>>>>>> install freecad)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (I assume there is no option to install the newest version, I
>>>>>> believe 0.19 ?)
>>>>> I'm pretty sure the latest 'official' release of freecad is like
>>>>> 0.18.4. 0.19.* are all "beta" releases, so they probably are NOT
>>>>> going to be picked up by distribution packagers.  If you want a
>>>>> newer version you will have to either build from source yourself
>>>>> or use the self-contained install executables.   Official
>>>>> development of freecad is somewhat "stalled". I think there is
>>>>> some sort of effort to kick start the development process...
>>>> Oh really that stalled?   that'd be a bummer.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'd rather install a binary, if there isn't a repo to install it
>>>> from.  I have compiled my own stuff, heck even in the day where it
>>>> was the only way to run linux/unix.
>>>>
>>>> But still ..  nowadays I rather just do a straight forward install.
>>>>
>>>>    From what I hear, there is a 0.19 repo
>>> Yes, and 19 has been converted to an AppImage, probably updated
>>> weekly. That is where the development is going. AppImage's run
>>> anyplace but are big and bulky because they are self-contained,
>>> which isolates them from 99% of the os churn. Its been dead stable
>>> here thru 3 updates since I discovered the AppImage. Its making my
>>> life easier.
>> Yes I heard about the AppImage distribution. (there are different
>> initiatives doing such things,  doesn't RHEL call it containers?)
>>
> They may, but when I figured it out along about fedora 5, that RH
> officially didn't care if they broke fedora uses installs for months at
> a time, I switched to debian based stuff and very carefully have never
> looked back.  My life's job description didn't include being a free lab
> monkey they officially didn't care about if it died. And my life has
> been much more enjoyable since.
>
ah,  I mostly work with RHEL, and some  special RHEL distros, so it is 
easier for me to work with that and Centos. I use Ubuntu if there's no 
other way around it.



>>>> thanks.
>>>>
>>>>>> thanks,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ron
>>> Cheers, Gene Heskett
>
> Cheers, Gene Heskett