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I've wondered how proprietary software vendors distribute their software on the myriad of Linux distros and their package managers. That is if you want to keep

I've wondered how proprietary software vendors distribute their software on the myriad of Linux distros and their package managers. That is if you want to keep the workflow of using the package manager to automate the installation and uninstallation. Unlike app stores, there's no linux package manager that allows payments before delivery of software.

oblio 8y ago
It depends on the application. Many either deliver a generic binary of a DEB + RPM. Or more recently a Docker container or one of the other containers (Snap, etc). Then that has a proprietary license checker based on either a license file or a license service, basically the service phones home to check the license.