i can't setup ripgrep on MX Linux

[kamuycikap]

Hello. everyone.

I want install ripgrep to mx linux 18.
How do I enter commands on the terminal?

also, i can't found ripgrep installer on mx linux software tools and synaptic.

Please tell me ripgrep setup how to.

[Jerry3904]

It's not in the Stable repos, but a web search on "Debian ripgrep" shows that it is in Sid (unstable). I downloaded that for my architecture and it installed without problem.

https://packages.debian.org/sid/ripgrep

I can't find it or run it, so maybe there is a problem but I am not going to chase it down. There is a User guide on the GitHub site. If it works for you, then you might want to make a package request on the Packagers Forum for it to be added to our repos.

[skidoo]

In the meantime (until ripgrep becomes available from debian stable repositories)
you might consider installing and using "ack" as a grep replacement instead of "rg" ripgrep.
https://beyondgrep.com/feature-comparison/
sudo apt install ack

[timkb4cq]

The ripgrep deb from sid installs & runs on MX-15 without any trouble.
It's only dependencies are libc6 >= 2.18 and libgcc1 >= 4.2 so it's going to be pretty safe to install in MX-15 -> MX-18

[Stevo]

It's not in the Stable repos, but a web search on "Debian ripgrep" shows that it is in Sid (unstable). I downloaded that for my architecture and it installed without problem.

https://packages.debian.org/sid/ripgrep

I can't find it or run it, so maybe there is a problem but I am not going to chase it down. There is a User guide on the GitHub site. If it works for you, then you might want to make a package request on the Packagers Forum for it to be added to our repos.

Looks like it's "rg" in the terminal.

[kamuycikap]

Thank you all.

I am worried about installing ripgrep.
I gave up using ripgrep considering dependency.
I decided to adopt 'ag' for fast Grep.
ag can be installed with synaptic.

I expect ripgrep to be added to MX Linux 18's standard repository.