[SOLVED] MESA, what is it and why do we need it?
by however from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6M1YC)
Hi everyone,
i guess the subject is self explanatory and perhaps i should only give reasons of such a question.
I have been using slackware as my main OS, for almost 20yrs now. I am not a tech guru as i can barely fiddle my way around install, upgrade and solve small issues.
I recall that, since the beginning of GUI, slackware started using Xorg and then, a few years ago, this MESA came along. As far i can read throughout this forum and other distro's bug websites it has caused a considerable amount of issues (as if linux OSs weren't already dealing with their own identity).
Anyhow, while i am waiting for a new GPU for my desktop, i am using an old(ish) i7-32Gb laptop that still runs quite smoothly most demanding graphic apps, such as inkscape, kdenlinve (4K rendering) and FreeCAD.
I am still running mesa-23.3.4 as FreeCAD wouldn't launch if I upgrade MESA however, I sadly learned that with this version KDEnlive would not launch.
I thought i must have done something wrong so, i tried and re-tried several times and it is/was confirmed:
- with mesa-23.3.4, I have FreeCAD but no KDEnlive
- with mesa-24.0.5, I have KDEnlive but no FreeCAD
(i decided to solve the issue by keeping both new&old mesa packages on a folder and upgrade/downgrade every time i need to use one or the other application.
So, my question is: what does mesa offer to slackware? why does slackware need mesa?
This is not a critique, perhaps just a learning conversation for me.
Thanks
i guess the subject is self explanatory and perhaps i should only give reasons of such a question.
I have been using slackware as my main OS, for almost 20yrs now. I am not a tech guru as i can barely fiddle my way around install, upgrade and solve small issues.
I recall that, since the beginning of GUI, slackware started using Xorg and then, a few years ago, this MESA came along. As far i can read throughout this forum and other distro's bug websites it has caused a considerable amount of issues (as if linux OSs weren't already dealing with their own identity).
Anyhow, while i am waiting for a new GPU for my desktop, i am using an old(ish) i7-32Gb laptop that still runs quite smoothly most demanding graphic apps, such as inkscape, kdenlinve (4K rendering) and FreeCAD.
I am still running mesa-23.3.4 as FreeCAD wouldn't launch if I upgrade MESA however, I sadly learned that with this version KDEnlive would not launch.
I thought i must have done something wrong so, i tried and re-tried several times and it is/was confirmed:
- with mesa-23.3.4, I have FreeCAD but no KDEnlive
- with mesa-24.0.5, I have KDEnlive but no FreeCAD
(i decided to solve the issue by keeping both new&old mesa packages on a folder and upgrade/downgrade every time i need to use one or the other application.
So, my question is: what does mesa offer to slackware? why does slackware need mesa?
This is not a critique, perhaps just a learning conversation for me.
Thanks