sudo apt-get install dmd

[Joseph Rushton Wakeling]

On Monday, 12 August 2019 at 11:53:14 UTC, Russel Winder wrote:
> Whilst the Debian package is 1.12.0, and the snap is 1.14.0, 
> both are fairly old. I guess the Debian freeze stopped upgrade 
> in Debian Sid, and I guess it requiring volunteers is stopping 
> both the Debian package and the snap being updated.

I'm the maintainer of the snap package, and I'm afraid the 
outdatedness is entirely my fault (the day job is very busy right 
now, and I've got behind).  But you can already install 1.16.0 by 
using the 'edge' channel (for the latest packages):

     sudo snap install --classic --edge ldc2

The main reason for lack of progress here is not creating a 
package for the new version, but making sure it gets at least 
minimal tests across the range of different install targets.

In any case I'm happy to hear that the snaps might be useful for 
you.  I'll try to put some time this weekend to testing to make 
sure I can get the 1.16.0 release out soon (and 1.17.0 as soon as 
that is released).

There are also snap packages for dmd and dub (which I also 
maintain), and a number of other tools (including dscanner, dfmt, 
and drepl) which are maintained by Ernesto Castellotti.