No Linux download?

[eugenialoli]

Please provide a Linux binary tarball for newer versions of Carla, like you used to do. Compiling it on Linux manually bombs each time on ubuntu. Please provide us a binary of the latest version.

[juanpc2018]

yep, compiling Carla 100% perfect is tricky, same as WineAsio,
requires all versions, all dependencies to be perfect..
same as developer,
rarely happens.

even if you are lucky, and compile ok,
if you try to compile or install other softwares that require other dependencies,
or if have automatic updates,
will make the system unstable, and wont be able to compile again in a few months.

Alternatives:
#1. Developer could Create a clean .iso / .vhd install with all pre-installed dependencies, his own Recipe.
Ready to Compile on any Virtual Machine,
Bigger image than Docker, but better in my opinion.

#2. User install a New OS version, on a New SSD.
New aptitude PPA repositories have a Newer Carla version.
like VLC, version locked to OS version.
"Actual Method"

#3. a generic linux .run Not OS locked, like VirtualBox or Unigine Tropics
or an .AppImage like BalenaEtcher

Some .run still work today like U.Tropics made in 2008-2010,
but .bin fail, like Unetbootin-702 made in 2020-2021

balenaEtcher-1.18.12-x64.AppImage
works ok in most systems,
after 1.20 version...
AppImage gets 2x bigger & less compatible.

GIMP has Flathub online .flatpakref
https://flathub.org/repo/appstream/org.gimp.GIMP.flatpakref
i dont like hubs like aptitude or USB.
also has the offline .flatpak nested.

Nothing is Perfect, for example:
VirtualBox requires to compile a driver at the moment of install,
to compile the driver, requires the same gcc version used to compile the kernel version, if you change the kernel version, things start to change, until becomes incompatible, and requires a Clean OS Install again.
to "satisfy" some app dependencies start to create conflicts with other app dependencies.

Snap is another can of hubs,
for example:
VLC is available for Snap and Aptitude PPA,
Snap has a more recent VLC version, Not locked to OS version like PPA,
but Snap is installed in a different directory,
VLC plugins like jack-vlc in PPA are Not available for Snap, and apt version are Not detected by Snap VLC version.