build lemmy (from scratch) on debian
Hi, if you're trying to build lemmy from scratch, on debian (not ubuntu), and you're following this guide: https://join-lemmy.org/docs/en/administration/from_scratch.html
There are a few corrections I would like to point you.
Install those two things before following the guide:
apt install sudo
Of course, 'sudo' is not installed by default on Debian, so I guess it would be a good idea to install it.
sudo apt install build-essential
This will install the 'cc' compiler needed by Rust.
sudo apt install protobuf-c-compiler protobuf-compiler
This is needed to compile opentelemetry-proto.
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Standard Debian doesn't have sudo, you're probably confusing Debian with Ubuntu or Mint.
Since this isn't Reddit, I decided to not insult your knowledge and investigate about why our opinions differ.
I installed a couple of Debian recently and remember vividly that sudo wasn't there.
After reading the Debian wiki, it seems we're both right: sudo is automatically installed only if you don't give root a password.
Source: https://wiki.debian.org/sudo/
Thank you for making me learn something I didn't know.