freecad version

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On 10/27/20 2:41 PM, Robert Heller wrote:
> At Tue, 27 Oct 2020 13:54:56 -0600 "Ubuntu user technical support,  not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com> 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 ?ÂÂ
>>>> (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.
> Some sort of "change of ownership / change of management" sort of thing. Eg
> changes in the control of the source code / sponsorship thing. Maybe
> some new people picking things up. *I* don't know the full details, etc.  I
> think there is something on the support forums about what is going on.
>

hmm,  interesting.  I was on that forum  once or twice, was a little 
too  'stackoverflow-y' for me..  if you know what I mean.


>>
>> I'd rather install a binary, if there isn't a repo to install it from.ÂÂ
>> I have compiled my own stuff, heck even in the day where it was the only
>> way to run linux/unix.
> There is a single file download-and-run-thing (ready-to-run binary, in one
> self-contain image), for 0.19<mumble>. Just download & decompress it, drop it
> into /usr/local/bin (or /opt/bin), chmod +x it, and there you are, ready to
> go. Needs a recent Linux with a recent GLibc to work, I think x86_64 Linux
> with glibc 2.14 or later.


yeah they have some sort of image, not an iso, that you can install from 
too I believe.


>
>> But still ..  nowadays I rather just do a straight forward install.
>>
>>   From what I hear, there is a 0.19 repo
>>
>>
>> thanks.
>>
>>
>>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ron
>>>>
>>>>
>
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