'm not sure this is the right place for a repository request, but it would be great if there were an easy way to install Ada in Solus. I downloaded the gnat package from the AdaCore web site ... gnat-2020-20200429-x86_64-linux-bin ... but have been unable to install it. I cannot find any Ada compiler in the repo. There is support for so many other languages in Solus, why not Ada? Has anyone else been able to install the AdaCore gnat package?

from the adacore linux package readme text:
"On Linux:
You will need to make the package executable before running it. In a command
prompt, execute

chmod +x path_to_the_package-bin

then execute the package."
Hope that helps. Looks like a built-in permissions things?

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    brent Yes, Brent, you are right! I did the chmod +x on it, and now it is executable. Thank you!!
    Then all I had to do was double-click on its icon, and follow the directions, no need to even use terminal. It gives the option to install GPS (Gnat Programming Studio) separately, which is a good idea, because then you can install GPS in a separate directory. Then you just have to add the paths to the $PATH environment, and it all works fine, I still think it would be nice, if Solus had Ada in the repository, though. Ada is not anywhere near as popular as it was 30 years ago, but it is a solid language, with many features like Java, and has constantly been updated and improved.