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Linux could really use a "It just works" solution for desktop apps. I think its significantly holding back desktop and laptop adoption. Besides all the distro
by acomjean 9y ago
Linux could really use a "It just works" solution for desktop apps.
I think its significantly holding back desktop and laptop adoption. Besides all the distros and multiple desktop environments, all these permutations seems like its holding back applications. I use a cluster compute environment but my client is a mac. If apple can make a "unix" that runs applications well, why can't linux. (I can't code it but I would buy it)
I don't want a separate vm or container for each app I run.
- stjohnswarts 9y agoI have my fingers crossed for snap packages. I've only installed the spotify 'snap' and it works flawlessly. I haven't mucked about with any other packages yet
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 9y agoUgh. Snap is so f'ing over engineered. Linus chose AppImage for a reason. It's only a slightly over engineered implementation of Application Directories, which is the simple solution to this problem.