On Sun, Mar 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM Tina Petzel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Ralph, > > > I apologize for the noise. And I am truly grateful for all that you and > I > > have done with LilyPond. > > > > I use LilyPond with Frescobaldi a lot. My OS is Ubuntu, and I can't > > directly download the current version of Frescobaldi. I don't trust my > > command line ability to go that route. My old computer just died, so I've > > ordered a new one. > > > > The new computer is Linux/Ubuntu. I plan to move to either Debian or > Mint. > > > > Is the current version of Frescobaldi available on both? Easily and > > consistently? Any suggestions or recommendations between Debian and > > Frescobaldi? I don't do a whole lot of other work on the computer, but I > do > > a lot with LilyPond, most of it fairly simple. > > > > All the best, > > > > Ralph > > ______ > > Ralph Palmer > > Seattle > > USA > > (he, him, his) > > [email protected] > > Wrt. to Debian it depends on what path you go. If you go unstable you get > pretty up to date versions (unless they are in freeze before releasing the > next > stable version). So with Debian sid you currently get the most recent > version. > > If you are using stable the package does not get any major updates, so > even if > the package is recent at release, it will soon not be. So if you use > Debian > stable you get version 3.3. Ubuntu just uses the Debian packages, and Mint > uses the Ubuntu packages, so you won’t get anything more recent there. > > You can also install a recent Frescobaldi via Flatpak, or you can download > latest release directly from github. > > Alternatively Fedora offers the most recent Frescobaldi version in stable. > > Cheers, > Tina Thank you to Tina and Knute Snortum for your helpful responses. Sounds like I can get the latest Frescobaldi whichever way I go. All the best, Ralph ______ Ralph Palmer Seattle USA (he, him, his) [email protected]
