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  • Most of the time, the package is available on the standard package manager which makes the process extremely simple. Hardest part is knowing the package name. If you know apt search, you don’t even have to search on the browser to find the package name. But certain packages are only available as tar.gz or as source. But those are usually not encountered by newbies.

    If someone is using Nix, they generally don’t have trouble finding packages. Also, Nix has more packages compared to AUR.







  • xavier666@lemm.eetoLinux@lemmy.mlWindows doesn't "just work"
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    15 hours ago

    How to install an application on Windows

    • You hear about some application
    • You google the application name
    • You get a bunch of links
    • You click the first one (and hope it’s valid and not hijacked by malware ads)
    • You scan the webpage to find the correct download button (and hope it’s not an ad link)
    • Download the application
    • Double-click the application.exe
    • Windows UAC pops up which you have to allow
    • Install start and you click next, next, next (You hope the installer does not change your homepage or install some browser toolbar)
    • Installation finished

    Windows is so much easier /s