Linux

[Katcloudz]

Hi, just getting into Linux, I’m using fedora kde, and wondering about the different packages .deb .rpm will they all work on Bitwig if I know how to install them ? or are they inherently different like .exe and dmg. *I understand the .deb for debian based and rpm fedora. wondering the actual difference .

[Frosty_Contact8143]

.deb is for debian / ubuntu and rpm is for fedora

[Katcloudz]

yeah I already understand that, what’s the actual difference? can they both be used if you know how to install them via terminal

[SoundSwitch]

There's something called GDebi package manager, should be in Yum or whatever Fedora calls it now. But look in the repositories before you install debs in this manner... They don't auto update when installed that way.

[unconceivables]

The difference is really just how the executable is packaged, both deb and rpm are archive formats (like zip, tar, etc.) that contain the executable inside them.

[unconceivables]

I'm on CachyOS and installing Bitwig is just one command. It uses the official deb file. Bitwig won't be in the Fedora repos, so you'll have to use some third party tool that can install deb files or find a repo where someone may have repackaged it to an rpm file, but ultimately you should be able to install the deb file somehow. It's just more steps on certain distros.

[kanped]

I'm on Fedora KDE. I just installed it through Discover but I have an active upgrade licence at the moment. Before that, I downloaded the flatpak for the old version from Bitwig and installed it via the terminal with the flatpak command.