SGT Private RallyPoint Member 2374647 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> Linux users, how often do you compile apps from source? Why or why not? 2017-02-26T14:15:44-05:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 2374647 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> Linux users, how often do you compile apps from source? Why or why not? 2017-02-26T14:15:44-05:00 2017-02-26T14:15:44-05:00 COL Private RallyPoint Member 2374652 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Rarely, unless I need the most current driver/library for something to work. Most distributions have a great package management system that keeps track of versions and updates, reducing the need to compile from source. That being said, it&#39;s always good to know how to do in case something breaks or doesn&#39;t work as expected. Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2017 2:17 PM 2017-02-26T14:17:38-05:00 2017-02-26T14:17:38-05:00 SPC Thanh Nguyen 2981142 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Depending if you can find the binary, if you can&#39;t find the binaries. No other choice to compile from source. Ubuntu usually takes care of this, but every now and then I still jump on a virtual machine and see if all my install/start-up scripts work with arch/i3/tmux Response by SPC Thanh Nguyen made Oct 8 at 2017 1:31 PM 2017-10-08T13:31:27-04:00 2017-10-08T13:31:27-04:00 2017-02-26T14:15:44-05:00