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Why does every app need its own auto-updater instead of using the OS?
by nilved 9y ago
Why does every app need its own auto-updater instead of using the OS?
- slimsag 9y agoDoes windows provide an updater for apps..? I bet they don't on XP or 7, which are still highly used. Also, I bet it's far easier to write an auto-updater than it is to figure out each OS's update method (building a deb,rpm,etc)
- drunkcatsdgaf 9y agoYou don't have to, there's tools that do it for you.
- stephenr 9y ago> I bet it's far easier to write an auto-updater than it is to figure out each OS's update method (building a deb,rpm,etc) Write some POS 'blindly overwrite files, no you can't downgrade, what do you mean "changelog"' updater? Sure, I bet you can do. Write something that handles user preferences, changed config files, conflicts etc as well as apt/dpkg? I doubt it.