Re: [ft] Linking against freetype in Linux

[Kris]

So ...

In a fit of frustration, I downloaded the install ISO for Debian 9, and 
built a new VM. Nothing fancy - just a minimal install, then used apt to 
add the extra packages. Took about 20 minutes.

IT WORKED!

Now, I can't blame Ubuntu, because it's probably the world's most 
popular distro and if there was any serious problem then people would 
have noticed. It's obviously something I'm not doing right, like a step 
I've missed.

But in terms of a Linux distro that makes sense *to me* ... Debian is 
looking pretty hot right now. :)

Thanks very much for everyone's input, and for all your sanity checks. 
It was really helpful!

All the best,

Kris.