08-07-2020, 10:36 PM
(08-07-2020, 02:53 PM)jed Wrote: Consider which iteration of Debian you want to use - Buster (stable), Bullseye (testing) or Sid (unstable).Hi,
The Debian Wiki article for Sage states:
Quote:This is one of the most complex packages in Debian ...
It is however advisable to follow the versions as closely as possible, especially for specialized math packages, which tend to have less stable interfaces than general purpose libraries ...
Should you need fresher packages (ala rolling release) consider upgrading from Buster to Bullseye, or further from Bullseye to Sid. The Wiki covers this process.
Hope it works well for you - read the article for Sage and beware of breakages. Consider building from source as a last resort.
Yes, I have been with debian testing before and indeed it broke my system with updates. That is a reason I want to use my pinebook pro with debian stable.
I wanted to let you know that I am on Debian now; but not stable, testing. The debian stable has given me hard time in booting from a microsd. Debian testing installer on the pinebook pro wiki did the trick. I am currently with Debian testing xfce and I want to let you know that both Sagemath and emacs (two of my must have applications) are working appropriately.
Nevertheless I have other problems now. One thing is the keyboard layout. I couldn't get some of the keyboard keys working (screen brightness keys and Pinebook key). I need to find a way to make them working. Also, my touchpad feels sluggish; I don't know how to tweak it.
I tried many img files for my micro sd card and most of them didn't work, including ubuntu bionic, focal, debian stable. I currently have success with only Fedora 32 workstation (gnome) and this debian installer. Both are fine with me Fedora (yes, fedora is also providing sagemath binaries) feels more stable than Debian testing but the Gnome desktop is more resource hungry and feels unnecessary for a laptop without a touch screen. So, I am opting for Debian + xfce (4.14) for now.
I have other problems such as watching netflix and drm content, proprietary software zoom, skype etc. I guess I will be looking for a solution for them. I am keeping the Manjaro KDE in the flash drive as it is the default operating system came with this machine. But I will be using Debian (or Fedora) as my daily productivity environment.
In case you have any suggestions, I would be interested in hearing from you.
Best Regards
