La diferencia es muy grande. Por ejemplo, en windows instalas binarios, nunca ves el codigo fuente ni tienes que compilar.
Los binarios, rpm, paquetes, etc. son "paquetes" donde ya viene todo compilado, listo para instalar y ejecutar.
Compilar es más complicado, asi que mejor no te compliques
He hecho una búsqueda
# apt-cache search imlib
came - Rewrite of the xawtv webcam app using imlib2
chameleon - Application for putting pictures or color in the root window
eterm - Enlightened Terminal Emulator
feh - imlib2 based image viewer
gdk-imlib1 - imaging library for use with gtk (using libpng2)
gdk-imlib1-dev - Header files needed for Gdk-Imlib development (using libpng2)
giblib-dev - headers for giblib
giblib1 - wrapper library for imlib2, and other stuff
imlib-base - Common files needed by the Imlib/Gdk-Imlib packages
imlib-progs - Configuration program for Imlib and GDK-Imlib
imlib1 - imaging library for X and X11 (using libpng2)
imlib1-dev - Header files needed for Imlib development (using libpng2)
imlib11 - Imlib is an imaging library for X and X11
imlib11-dev - Imlib is an imaging library for X and X11
libgdk-imlib-ruby1.6 - Gtk+ and gdkimlib interface for Ruby
libgtk-imlib-perl - Perl module for the gdkimlib library
libimage-imlib2-perl - perl interface to the imlib2 imaging library
libimlib2 - Powerful image loading and rendering library
libimlib2-dev - Imlib2 development files
libimlib2-ruby - Ruby Extension for the Imlib2 C library
paul - Yet another image viewer (displays PNG, TIFF, GIF, JPG, etc.)
phluid - Imlib2 based Window Manager for X
php-imlib - PHP Imlib2 Extension
python-gdk-imlib-1.2 - GTK gdk_imlib support module for Python
qiv - A quick image viewer for X
scrot - command line screen capture utility
wallp - GTK+ and Imlib based app for periodically updating root of X
xzgv - Picture viewer for X with a thumbnail-based selector
Y existir existe, pero al tratar de
apetegetearlo me dice esto:
# apt-get install imlib
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Package imlib is a virtual package provided by:
imlib11 1.9.14-15
imlib1 1.9.14-14
You should explicitly select one to install.
E: Package imlib has no installation candidate
Que supongo que será a lo que te refieres tú.
Lo que dice es que elijas uno de los dos. Yo en este comando instalo los dos y asi me aseguro.
# apt-get install imlib1 imlib11
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
imlib-base
Suggested packages:
imlib-progs
The following NEW packages will be installed:
imlib-base imlib1 imlib11
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 41 not upgraded.
Need to get 276kB of archives.
After unpacking 827kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Eso si, antes de hacer el
apt-get install te recomiendo que hagas un
apt-get update para tener el repositorio actualizado.
Un saludo
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