On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 09:39:57PM +0100, Richmond wrote: > Greg Wooledge <g...@wooledge.org> writes: > > > On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 08:44:57PM +0100, Richmond wrote: > >> How do I get Choqok Version 1.7.0 04-Feb-2020 which contains this > >> important change: Twitter: update char limit to 280? > >> > >> The source code is on github but I did not succeed in compiling it. The > >> install button here doesn't work: https://apps.kde.org/choqok/ > >> > >> I am using Debian 10. > > > > Well, the easiest course of action would probably be to upgrade to > > Debian 11, the current stable release. It has choqok version 1.7.0. > > I am compiling from source now, after installing many many dev packages. > Hi Richmond,
Goodness, why? Upgrading to Debian 11 is mentioned in this list fairly often and is probably more straightforward than building random code from github. or from source yourself. If packagers are prepared to update and maintain packages for you that work with the current Debian stable, consider using them. Building random code from random places on the Internet for fun is fine the first few times but may not always work and may cause further problems you then need to solve.. Above all, the advice at https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian remains very relevant. All the very best, as ever Andy Cater
