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I think that basically, the latest PB release(Ubuntu 24.04) is OK if you have a rolling OS e.g. Void or Arch, or maybe even semi-rolling like Ubuntu, but something more stable like Debian or Slackware typically requires a slightly older version of PB.

Agreed - generally speaking I believe that's ...

I mostly use Void Linux so the typical install scripts don't work for me. As far as that goes, I don't really install it, I just drop it in a folder of my choice, create a .desktop file for it so it shows up in my menu and make sure I've got all the dependencies installed.

I do the same thing ...

Probably the version Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04

I believe this is correct and will install fine on Debian 12 x64. I personally use MX Linux which is very closely based on Debian and directly uses the Debian repositories for updates. It's comparable with Mint Linux LMDE in some ways and Purebasic always ...

Also what's wrong with printing in PB ?

Speaking entirely from a personal point of view - nothing, it works just fine.

I guess different people have different needs, but any changes to PB printer commands that are not backward compatible would be an issue. Routines in my application were ...

Yes - runs now and looks promising.

Opens a big project with 11 active tabs. Have not "played" with it yet but great to see some progress with QT - well done!

QT is still "experimental" for me and although last time I worked with it gave a clean compile, there were a number of small GUI issues ...

That's why use pb to develop commercial software is not a good choice , unless make friend with MS.


As if it was a PB only issue, lot of software done in C/C++ are also wrongly tagged, so please don't assert such things if you don't know.

Exactly right! The problem is certainly not with PB ...

The README or INSTALL file should be up to date, feel free to report if something goes wrong ! Good luck with your Linux journey, I will probably follow you soon as Win11 doesn't support my computer and there is no way I throw it away just for this :twisted:

Ran through the INSTALL file for a ...

Still playing with it, I'd like to get something that just installs without tweaks. I'm dropping Cinnamon and trying XFCE.

Xfce is my preferred desktop environment - no fuss, quite simple and responsive even on old PC's. However, other DE's are also good, like everything with Linux it is just a ...

Same here - Mx Linux 21.3 x64 (Debian 11 Stable base). Exactly the same messages.

intending to try other OS version options, but have not had time yet.

Edit:-

Also same under MX Linux 23.4 x64 (Debian Stable 12 base). Using both Ubuntu 18 and 20/22 build of PB 6.20 beta 3.

For info ...

@deeproot thanks, It dosen't matter what I try. I get this two lines:

./purebasic: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.38' not found (required by ./purebasic)
./purebasic: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.38' not found (required by ./purebasic)

I give up PB on ...

Nice news/update, I can't use it yet, I use Zorin os 17.2 and only have glibc 2.35 and don't know how to update it yet. Need to learn how to do it before I can try PB 6.20. New to Linux so I have alot to learn.

@Ampli - I don't use Zorin but I believe your system with glibc 2.35 is enough to run ...

Always used MX Linux as my primary system and for Purebasic development. It is very closely based on Debian Stable and makes no secret of it, but adds some useful tools and slick integration of DE's - I prefer Xfce but others available. Over many different versions Purebasic has installed and run ...

I don't think this is needed for newer versions, but I have sources that were compiled with many older versions of PB and various OS releases, I simply have the following as the first line of the main source file:

ImportC "-no-pie" : EndImport

From a tip posted here on the forum some years ago!

I also posted this request in the German forum yesterday and they also recommended the CloneZilla tool. They also recommended RescueZilla, which is based on CloneZilla and comes with a GUI.
That sounds excellent to me! I had not heard about RescueZilla and I will definitely be looking at it ...

I'm not sure I completely understand what kind of result you want and certainly don't know much about new machines (only use old ones!). However, maybe you could look at Clonzilla. it's free and works well - I've used it many times when changing hard drives.
https://clonezilla.org/