Re: freecad packages for Ubuntu

[Robie Basak]

Hi,

[cutting out the Cc list since I don't know if they want this traffic]

FreeCAD 0.20.1 is available as a stable snap, and 0.21-g2b5452d1 is
available in edge. These are published officially by upstream.

You can install with:

"sudo snap install freecad"

...and then you'll have 0.20.1 available.

Backporting freecad to focal-backports is only going to benefit users
who insist on not using snaps. That's a limited crowd, and potentially a
lot of work for a developer to contribute depending on the availability
of required dependencies. Volunteers welcome.

On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 04:02:41PM +0200, Eric Peterka wrote:
> Hi there.
> 
> 
> 
> Im needing some features that are in FreeCAD 18.5 or 
> later. What are the odds of seeing FreeCAD 19.2 or 20.1 in the 
> focal-backports repository so those of us running Ubuntu LTS releases (and 
> other distros based on Ubuntu LTS releases) can get an updated version 
> through the backports repository?
> 
> 
> 
> Im a FreeCAD user on Ubuntu 20.04LTS (by way of Linux Mint). 
> Currently, the package in the Ubuntu Focal repositories is FreeCad version 
> 18.4, and theres nothing in the focal-backports repository for a newer 
> version. I do see 19.2 is in the jammy and kinetic repositories, 
> and the current 20.1 version is in kinetic-proposed. Can either of 
> these version s be put in focal-backports? Thats what the 
> backports repository is for.
> 
> 
> 
> PS, if you need some testing (and have test scripts I can run or 
> whatever), I might be able to help with that some. Im a user, not 
> a software developer, but I do have some technical experience, even in the 
> software development arena (from long ago in a previous 
> lifetime/career).
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

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freecad packages for Ubuntu

[Eric Peterka]

Hi there. 

 

I'm needing some features that are in FreeCAD 18.5 or later.   What are the odds of seeing FreeCAD 19.2 or 20.1 in the focal-backports repository so those of us running Ubuntu LTS releases (and other distros based on Ubuntu LTS releases) can get an updated version through the backports repository?

 

I'm a FreeCAD user on Ubuntu 20.04LTS (by way of Linux Mint).  Currently, the package in the Ubuntu Focal repositories is FreeCad version 18.4, and there's nothing in the focal-backports repository for a newer version.   I do see 19.2 is in the jammy and kinetic repositories, and the current 20.1 version is in kinetic-proposed.  Can either of these version s be put in focal-backports?  That's what the backports repository is for. 

 

PS, if you need some testing (and have test scripts I can run or whatever), I might be able to help with that some.  I'm a user, not a software developer, but I do have some technical experience, even in the software development arena (from long ago in a previous lifetime/career).

 

 

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