Laby programming game only offers two languages instead of twelve

grumpyskeptic · 10-24-2021, 10:39 AM

Using Linux Mint 20.2 Uma Cinnamon.

The Mint Software Manager "advertises" the Laby programming game as offering twelve different languages to learn. I want to learn C++ in particular, also Python.

But when I installed it, it only has two languages available, C and Perl.

Is there any way to get more languages?

Thanks.

boughtonp · 10-24-2021, 10:57 AM

If the description does not match what is subsequently installed, that's something to report with whoever is responsible for maintaining the package.

https://linuxmint-troubleshooting-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest

If you want to know the capabilities of a piece of software - read it's readme file and/or documentation - if these are not included when you install it (e.g. man page), the package will no doubt contain links to the website.

shruggy · 10-24-2021, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by grumpyskeptic

Is there any way to get more languages?

Yes. Install them. Laby offers to learn the languages that are installed in your system. Its dependencies look like this:

Code:

ocaml-nox | java-compiler | c-compiler | c++-compiler | ruby | gprolog | valac | fp-compiler | rhino | guile | python3 | lua

Vertical bar means OR. Laby can be successfully installed as soon as ANY of those dependencies is fulfilled. It will not automatically pull all of them. You'll have to install yourself those you need.

grumpyskeptic · 10-24-2021, 11:31 AM

Thanks, my computer already has Python3 installed.

Update: I have now installed C++, and now Laby has C++ available as well. Thanks again.

shruggy · 10-24-2021, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grumpyskeptic

Thanks, my computer already has Python3 installed.

python3 or python3-minimal? The latter is probably not enough.