I've run QB64 on both Linux Mint and Ubuntu 20.04. Both 64-bit with no problems.
The question should be more about what libraries are installed or not installed.
Ubuntu is considered a heavy-weight Linux, which means is uses more resources than other Linux distro's. Linux Mint installs most of the libraries, making it a mediumweight, whereas Debian is a lightweight distro. The QB64 install will detect (taken directly from the QB64 Linux Install Script):
- Arch Linux
- Debian
- Fedora
- KUbuntu
- LUbuntu
- Linux Mint
- Ubuntu
- Slackware
- VoidLinux
- XUbuntu
- Zorin
However, if it does not find any of those distro's installed, you may need to manually install the following (if they do not exist on your system) in order to compile QB64:
- OpenGL developement libraries
- ALSA development libraries
- GNU C++ Compiler (g++)
- zlib
For example, in Ubuntu, the ALSA Development Libraries are pre-installed from the repository: alsa-base (apt search alsa-base). Same for g++, zlib, and OpenGL.
Sometimes if your Linux is considered a lightweight version, all that means is the Linux distro comes with the bare necessities to run, and you have to install the libraries you need.
I hope that helps,
Just a quick question. After following discussions on which Linux distribution can run QB64, I think it may be best to start with, "What are the minimum system requirements to both compile and run QB64 on Linux"?
With this information, the Linux distribution specs, can be compared to the QB64 specs and should remove a lot of guesswork.
J
