Mastodawn

Notes from Kent about #commonLisp conditions

- portable computing viz my new #sbc setup.

My #softwareIndividuals + #itchio #softwareDistribution theme

@ramin_hal9001 (maybe?)

#lambdaMOO as always

Linux Magazine Nov 14, 2025

Modern-day package systems solve some problems posed by classic formats like DEB and RPM. Andrea Ciarrocchi looks at Flatpak, AppImage, and Snap and describes how they differ
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2025/298/Universal-Package-Formats?utm_source=mlm
#PackageManager #Flatpak #AppImage #Snap #Linux #OpenSource #SoftwareDistribution #FOSS

Andrew Armstrong Aug 2, 2025

Show Distribution Point in use during Task Sequence | https://techygeekshome.info/show-distribution-point-in-use-during/?fsp_sid=6155 | #Guide #Microsoft #SCCM#TaskSequenceShowcase, #DistributionPointUtilization, #MastodonTech, #ITProcess, #SystemCenterConfiguration, #SCCM, #NetworkManagement, #TechInsights, #SoftwareDistribution, #EndpointManagement
https://techygeekshome.info/show-distribution-point-in-use-during/?fsp_sid=6155

apfeltalk

Jul 22, 2025

Apple verschickt versehentlich macOS Tahoe Public Beta – jetzt zurückgezogen
Die Veröffentlichung neuer Betriebssystemversionen ist für Beta-Tester:innen eine kritische Phase, in der unerwartete Fehler auftreten k
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/apple-verschickt-versehentlich-macos-tahoe-public-beta-jetzt-zurueckgezogen/
#Mac #News #Apple #BetaTest #Betriebssystem #BuildNummer #Fehler #MacOSSequoia #MacOSTahoe #PublicBeta #ReleaseCandidate #Rosetta2 #Softwaredistribution #Update

Apple verschickt versehentlich macOS Tahoe Public Beta – jetzt zurückgezogen

Der Vorfall mit der macOS Tahoe Public Beta verdeutlicht die Herausforderungen beim Testen von Betaversionen. Lesen Sie weiter.

Apfeltalk Magazin

Sharlatan Dec 8, 2024

Is it some sort of tradition or feeling rebellion in #CommonLisp development ignoring to apply semantic version on release? From about 550+ Common Lisp packages available in #Guix only a few have any sort of version tag, always wondered why.

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/guix.git/tree/gnu/packages/lisp-xyz.scm

#semanticsversion #softwaredistribution

lisp-xyz.scm « packages « gnu - guix.git - GNU Guix and GNU Guix System

Sandro Santilli 🪛 hacker Jul 31, 2024

Good information about distribution channels.

#SoftwareDistribution

breezy-weather/INSTALL.md at main · breezy-weather/breezy-weather
https://github.com/breezy-weather/breezy-weather/blob/main/INSTALL.md

breezy-weather/INSTALL.md at main · breezy-weather/breezy-weather

A feature-rich weather app with good visualizations and more than 50 sources. - breezy-weather/breezy-weather

GitHub

Nice Micro Jun 17, 2024

The (un)solvable software package distribution problem on Linux - Nice Micro Monday 38

https://tilvids.com/w/wG8CBZj3hn7T1HnMp8aRok

The (un)solvable software package distribution problem on Linux - Nice Micro Monday 38

PeerTube

Robert Grimm Jul 7, 2023

You want to bundle a bunch of #Python modules into a single, easy-to-distribute script? Tsutsumu got you covered: Lightweight, self-contained source bundles. Forget venv. Forget pip install. Just run it!

#ModuleBundler #SoftwareDistribution

https://github.com/apparebit/tsutsumu

GitHub - apparebit/tsutsumu: Python module bundles

Python module bundles. Contribute to apparebit/tsutsumu development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHub

Daniel Aleksandersen Jul 6, 2023

“Package Exchange. Former Snap co-developer Alan Pope, who left Canonical in 2021 after 10 years with the company, has developed unsnap, a script that replaces snaps with Flatpaks where available.” — Ferdinand Thommes, Linux Magazine #Ubuntu #Linux #LinuxPackageFormatWars #NotInventedHereSyndrome #SoftwareDistribution
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2023/268/unsnap

Package Exchange » Linux Magazine

If you want to move away from Ubuntu's Snap package format, the unsnap script removes snaps from your computer and replaces them with Flatpaks wher...

Linux Magazine

🌸🌹2ck 🌱🐇Nov 23, 2020

This seems useful. I hadn't even known what manylinux is, probably since most of my projects are pure Python.

https://labs.quansight.org/blog/2020/11/manylinux1-is-obsolete-manylinux2010-is-almost-eol-what-is-next/

#python #linux #softwaredistribution

Manylinux1 is obsolete, manylinux2010 is almost EOL, what is next?

The basic installation format for users who install packages via pip is the wheel format. Wheel names are composed of four parts: a package-name-and-version tag (which can be further broken down), a P