"classical" (sage-distro) install is described in https://github.com/sagemath/sage/blob/develop/README.md (not sure why the developer workthrough got so Conda-centric, but at least this is certainly a quick way to get something running)
On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 12:53 PM 'Martin R' via sage-support <[email protected]> wrote: > > I see the following on > https://doc.sagemath.org/html/en/developer/walkthrough.html > > ------------------------------------------ > Development Walk-through > > This section is a concise overview of the Sage development process. We will > see how to make changes to the Sage source code and record them in the Git > revision control system. > > Quick start > > If you are in a hurry, you can skip the details and just follow these steps: > > Install Git (see Installing Git) and Conda. > > ------------------------------------------ > > is this the wrong page? > > Martin > > On Tuesday, 20 January 2026 at 15:42:04 UTC+1 [email protected] wrote: >> >> I'm sure you are misreading the documentation. >> >> The installation guide has tabs to choose the platform and the OS, and it >> refers to the development guide for installation from source. >> >> >> On January 20, 2026 5:32:25 AM CST, John Cremona <[email protected]> wrote: >> >I have been building Sage on linux computers for 20 years. I >> >currently have a working 10.9.beta0 on my laptop but also need to keep >> >working versions (not development versions) on other ubuntu machines. >> >I have never in my life knowingly used conda and I don't know what it >> >is. BUT the installation guides tell me that I should install conda >> >-- both for installing a development version and for a non-development >> >version. >> > >> >This cannot be necessary as I have never used or installed conda, and >> >I have built version 10.9.beta0. >> > >> >Please can someone confirm that it is still OK to clone the latest >> >version (let's say, the latest release), do ./bootstrap and >> >./configure and make? Followed by (e.g.) make >> >database_cremona_ellcurve? >> > >> >John >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sage-support" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-support/cd51b5c0-e0c7-49a4-935b-71333d0472c1n%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-support" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-support/CAAWYfq2XVLAqji_-dZexzUYvNx%3DsvdK90yy6wJQgWF9uZxZbmg%40mail.gmail.com.
