On Tue, 9 Jan 2018 08:11:11 -0700 Andrew <and...@quickstick.net> wrote:
> >Virtual machines are pretty much necessary, because no matter what > >distribution of what OS you run, there are always those one or two > >apps you can't get from the package manager and can't compile, so > >you need to use a VM. The first six months I used Void Linux I ran > >LyX on a Ubuntu VM to compile my books. > > LyX is in packages. No need for a penguin, a vm, The LyX thing was just an example. For whatever reason, my books failed to compile when switching from Debian to Void. It turned out to be a font thing I fixed by using equivalent fonts. But the point is, there's always THAT piece of software that can't run on a given OS, but you need it. SteveT Steve Litt December 2017 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive
