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I certainly would use my package manager to install this. Having the latest version isn't critical, and if it was, I would compile from source. Apt likely prote
by code_duck 8y ago
I certainly would use my package manager to install this. Having the latest version isn't critical, and if it was, I would compile from source. Apt likely protects you from exactly what's being discussed here, as well as from the need to compile from source.
I don't think the comparison of the "wizard" to installing from apt or similar is hyperbole. I'm familiar with the typical Windows apps install process, and I do indeed warrant that that is a realistic comparison. GUI software is more difficult to automate and presents information in a way that's difficult to absorb at a glance, for me.
The 'wizard' does not require a steady 10 minutes of attention, but I don't think 20 clicks is an exaggeration. How many sounds right to you? If you want, I can write an essay contrasting software installation on these platforms because what I wrote sounds right on to me. The fact is that standard procedure to install software on Windows involves clicking "next" over and over again after downloading a binary from some random website.