I always use the .tar installer on debian
Ok, I'll try them as soon as possible. This will require time and a new computer because I can't risk to spend time without a working compiler.
If you want FPC and Lazarus used by more peole, it is very important to provide installation procedure, easy to find and to understand. A .deb is the best one for debian based systems. Isn't it possible to correct the "usually very old" package ?
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Free Pascal provides own debs and all the metadata needed to build them. The delay is on the Ubuntu/Debian side, and their extremely long freezes.