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source-build fix for Fedora and add-path instructions for Ubuntu and Fedora #3088

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Expand Up @@ -7,13 +7,79 @@ It is easy to build Lapce from source on a GNU/Linux distribution. Cargo handles
2. Install dependencies for your operating system:

#### Ubuntu
2.1 install dependencies
```sh
sudo apt install clang libxkbcommon-x11-dev pkg-config libvulkan-dev libwayland-dev xorg-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-xfixes0-dev
```
2.2 Follow instructions below to set path to lapce, where path to
lapce is like:
```
home/YOURNAME/lapce/target/release/lapce
```

2.3 Create a symbolic link:
- Open a terminal and run the following command to create a symbolic link from the executable to the chosen directory:
```bash
ln -s home/YOURNAME/lapce/target/release/lapce ~/.local/bin/
```

2.4 Add the directory to PATH (if necessary):
```bash
export PATH="home/YOURNAME/lapce/target/release/lapce:$PATH"
```

2.5 Refresh the shell:
- Run the following command to reload the shell configuration:
```
source ~/.bashrc
```

- Now you can call "lapce ." or "lapce --version" from cli

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Please remove this, it's unnecessary since cargo already manages the binary

#### Fedora
2.1 install dependencies
```sh
sudo dnf install clang libxkbcommon-x11-devel libxcb-devel vulkan-loader-devel wayland-devel perl-File-Compare perl-FindBin
```

Follow instructions below to set path to lapce, where path to
lapce is like:
```
home/YOURNAME/lapce/target/release/lapce
```

2.1 Install Pearl (from official fedora source) to avoid a build-fail

https://developer.fedoraproject.org/tech/languages/perl/perl-installation.html
```bash
$ sudo dnf install perl-core
```


2.2 Create the ~/.local/bin directory
```bash
mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
```

2.3 Create a symbolic link:
- Open a terminal and run the following command to create a symbolic link from the executable to the chosen directory:
```bash
ln -s home/YOURNAME/lapce/target/release/lapce ~/.local/bin/lapce
```

2.4 Add the directory to PATH (if necessary):
```bash
export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin"
```

2.5 Refresh the shell:
- Run the following command to reload the shell configuration:
```
source ~/.bashrc
```

- Now you can call "lapce ." or "lapce --version" from cli

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As above

#### Void Linux
```sh
sudo xbps-install -S base-devel clang libxkbcommon-devel vulkan-loader wayland-devel
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