How do you cope with limitations of 14.2?
by FlinchX from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5RYXB)
At first, I spent almost one hour fiercely typing a whole carpet of text. After I proofread it, I realized it may look like a rant or just yet another non-constructive "plz release 15.0 ASAP" thread, so I deleted everything.
So I changed the thread name and I'm willing to learn tricks from others while we're all waiting for the next stable release.
How do you deal with limitations of 14.2? This includes third party software provided by SBo, that locked updates to prepare for 15.0 I think a couple of months ago already, no?
Let's exclude the option of switching to -current, because it doesn't suit me.
What do I do currently:
- to use newer versions of software, I look for AppImages (shame on me + this increases maintenance time)
- I give up on using new software (new as in I did not use it before) that doesn't work in 14.2 and I postpone to try it after 15.0 is released
- I give up on using software that doesn't compile anymore in 14.2 (hello YouCompleteMe, I think it's been almost one year since I can't use you anymore)
- I give up on using third party software from SBo because I can't get it anymore (download links expired because those versions are too old). I don't mean ancient abandonware that has its sources mirrored by Slackware volunteers on their server. I mean living software that doesn't provide anymore the versions used by SBo scripts for 14.2
What else can I do to make my life easier while I still have to use 14.2? I also plan to keep using it for a while after 15.0 gets released, watch the forum to see what problems other people have (this is to minimize the transition time when I will finally make the switch).
So I changed the thread name and I'm willing to learn tricks from others while we're all waiting for the next stable release.
How do you deal with limitations of 14.2? This includes third party software provided by SBo, that locked updates to prepare for 15.0 I think a couple of months ago already, no?
Let's exclude the option of switching to -current, because it doesn't suit me.
What do I do currently:
- to use newer versions of software, I look for AppImages (shame on me + this increases maintenance time)
- I give up on using new software (new as in I did not use it before) that doesn't work in 14.2 and I postpone to try it after 15.0 is released
- I give up on using software that doesn't compile anymore in 14.2 (hello YouCompleteMe, I think it's been almost one year since I can't use you anymore)
- I give up on using third party software from SBo because I can't get it anymore (download links expired because those versions are too old). I don't mean ancient abandonware that has its sources mirrored by Slackware volunteers on their server. I mean living software that doesn't provide anymore the versions used by SBo scripts for 14.2
What else can I do to make my life easier while I still have to use 14.2? I also plan to keep using it for a while after 15.0 gets released, watch the forum to see what problems other people have (this is to minimize the transition time when I will finally make the switch).