ubuntu is very inkscape friendly.&nbsp; it does not come preinstalled, but it is in the package list for installation.&nbsp; version 6.06.1 lts has inkscape 4.3.<br><br>dwain<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/15/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">
John R. Culleton</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:john@...1668...">john@...1668...</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I have a Slackware Linux system, at this point release 11.&nbsp;&nbsp;Slackware does not<br>include Gnome.&nbsp;&nbsp;when I attempt to compile Inkscape I get a long list of<br>missing packages. When I attempt to install the precompiled version using:
<br><br>inkscape-0.44.1.x86.WONKY.package<br><br>things get even worse.&nbsp;&nbsp;Fontconf gets messed up and I have to reinstall<br>Slackware 11 from scratch to straighten things out.<br><br>Which distro of Linux is Inkscape friendly? I can set it up on a separate
<br>partition.<br><br><br>--<br>John Culleton<br>Able Indexing and Typesetting<br>Precision typesetting (tm) at reasonable cost.<br>Satisfaction guaranteed.<br><a href="http://wexfordpress.com">http://wexfordpress.com</a>
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