Develop Software

Common build tools are pre-installed, so the hard part here is usually getting the software’s dependencies, since KDE Linux doesn’t include a package manager you can use to install them.

Using Distrobox is currently the preferred option: follow the build instructions for the project itself using a Distrobox container for the project’s best-supported Linux distro.

If the software you’re compiling needs to be installed systemwide, set up a systemd extension (sysext) to hold it.

See also

• Install software not available in Discover

Article contributed by Nate Graham under the CC-BY-4.0 license.