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"As a user, I want to download an application from the original author, and run it on my Linux desktop system just like I would do with a Windows or Mac applica
by _ZeD_ 11y ago
"As a user, I want to download an application from the original author, and run it on my Linux desktop system just like I would do with a Windows or Mac application."
what? no, man... this is the win9x "freeware" application install.exe, with my machine fill with crap
- FooBarWidget 11y agoIf you install an untrustworthy application, it's game over no matter which packaging model is involved. That doesn't mean it's not worth the effort to make sure you can easily install trusted apps directly from the author. What if you want to install the latest version of VLC?
- _ZeD_ 11y agolinux repositories, whatever distro you choose, are great because of that: I don't trust $developerfoo or $startupbar, I just trust my distro packager. BTW: normally I don't care if I don't use the latest latest version of $program. Do you REALLY need to always get the latest tip of git of every program you use? oh, and who said to you the latest version of $program is packaged?
- veli_joza 11y agoSometimes you just need the latest version. KiCAD has recently gone through development sprint after being dormant for years. My distro offered ancient version without new features. After trying to resolve source building dependencies for an hour, I just ran latest windows binary using Wine, and had no issues using it. It was bizarre experience.