On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 5:34 AM, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote:
> Though a computer _user_ from vacuum tube era, I'm still new to Linux. > I run Debian Stretch (Testing) and typically install using Synaptic or > apt-get. > > I am currently running Tomboy 1.14.1 from the Debian repository and wish > to run the latest version from upstream. There is not a .deb package for > it. I have downloaded & extracted > <https://download.gnome.org/sources/tomboy/1.15/tomboy-1.15.8.tar.xz> > to a directory set aside for non-Debian software. > > What to do after having backed-up my existing notes? > > I suspect it's only a couple of commands. > What I'm looking for is some documentation describing the process. > A cookbook solution would be nice but my goal is to know what I'm doing. > > My motto is "If retirement isn't for education, what use is it?" > > TIA > > While there may not be a deb package, it is possible that you can build one from the source. Try this https://wiki.debian.org/BuildingTutorial Bill _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug