Re: Which Linux distro for Lilypond

[David Wright]

On Fri 30 Dec 2016 at 22:19:43 (-0800), H. S. Teoh wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 01:15:08PM +1100, Andrew Bernard wrote:
> [...]
> >    Debian example lags behind the leading edge to focus on stability.
> [...]
> 
> To be fair, though, most home Debian users use the testing / unstable
> releases (that are actually quite stable in spite of the names

most of the time, though it pays to be prepared for the occasional
hiatus.

The popularity contest shows about 6:1 in favour of
jessie(=stable) over stretch(=testing), and even 2:1 still
in favour of wheezy(=oldstable) over stretch(=testing).

But, as I pointed out earlier, you can easily install the latest
"unstable" versions of LP on Debian. I can vouch for 2.19.49 on
wheezy and jessie myself.

> -- the
> *really* unstable release is called 'experimental'

Actually you can't run "experimental", you can only select packages
from it for a system running sid(=unstable).

), that are pretty
> up-to-date, rather than the stable release, which does lag behind
> noticeably.  Debian/stable is usually run on servers, where stability is
> more important than having the latest and greatest.
> 
> More pertinently to the OP, though, Lilypond seems to run quite well on
> pretty much all the major distributions, so the choice on which one to
> use really isn't dependent on whether or not one can use Lilypond on it,
> but rather on the OP's personal preferences on other factors offered by
> each distribution.

Agreed; and on hardware compatibility if you are into buying brand
new computers.

Cheers,
David.