I installed a new SSD harddisc in my PC and I installed a fresh Ubuntu 20.04. One of the software packages I need is Freecad.
- Installing with "sudo apt-get install freecad" will install an outdated dinosaur package Freecad 0.18
- sudo add-apt-repository ppa:freecad-maintainers/freecad-daily
sudo apt-get update for a daily package will install nothing
With the ubuntu snap I could install a freecad 0.19
I do not know how to get a daily version
I am a Freecad user for many years and this is the first time I have problems with installing
Installing in Ubuntu 20.04
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Re: Installing in Ubuntu 20.04
Hi am on Ubuntu Mate 20.04 and use the appimage for 0.20 at
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-Bund ... kly-builds
They are updated weekly on Sundays.
Edit: Only slight issue is when you update have to change open with settings, minor.
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Also if you want 0.19 appimage
https://www.freecadweb.org/downloads.php
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-Bund ... kly-builds
They are updated weekly on Sundays.
Edit: Only slight issue is when you update have to change open with settings, minor.
Edit: 2
Also if you want 0.19 appimage
https://www.freecadweb.org/downloads.php
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Re: Installing in Ubuntu 20.04
Development versions at the bottom page : https://www.freecadweb.org/downloads.php
Re: Installing in Ubuntu 20.04
Hi Willem,
apt update does not change things. The daily package has a different name.
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sudo apt install freecad-daily
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Re: Installing in Ubuntu 20.04
I use appimages wherever possible, including freecad. this is how the linux systems I install and support run best (so far)
Re: Installing in Ubuntu 20.04
Thanks guys I have now a stable version and a daily version on my PC..
Re: Installing in Ubuntu 20.04
Just curious what method did you use to get daily? I seem to only find weekly as on FreeCad page for downloads of development versions for Linux. Thanks
Re: Installing in Ubuntu 20.04
The freecad-daily ppa is only for Ubuntu and most of its derivatives. Please read carefully the section technical details before adding the ppa. And daily doesn't really mean daily updates. It is frequently updated but not in a daily cycle. To avoid trouble in advance remove freecad-daily before you upgrade to a new release of your distribution and then change the information in sources.list-file by hand. The upgrade mechanism usually deactivates entries for ppa's and other "foreign" sources.
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Re: Installing in Ubuntu 20.04
Hi, i understand the PPA and used it for a long time until recently. Go to your link and look and you will see that only 18.04 has been / is being updated. 20.04 which OP and I have were not updated since 3/22. Roundabout reading various posts it seems they having problems with compiling and basically switched to weekly builds at
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-Bund ... kly-builds
I liked the daily as updates were seamless, with the appimage each new one have to just once right click on FreeCad file and change the open with to the new appimage. Use Ksnip for screenshots and use the continuous version which works like the dailys, no file association change.
I was just curious if OP found a different path to dailys or is using the weekly.
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-Bund ... kly-builds
I liked the daily as updates were seamless, with the appimage each new one have to just once right click on FreeCad file and change the open with to the new appimage. Use Ksnip for screenshots and use the continuous version which works like the dailys, no file association change.
I was just curious if OP found a different path to dailys or is using the weekly.