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> The first time a non-crazy person has to decompress and unpack a .tar.gz to install a program that usually comes in a .msi they're done. Can we put this myth
by lewiscollard 8y ago
> The first time a non-crazy person has to decompress and unpack a .tar.gz to install a program that usually comes in a .msi they're done.
Can we put this myth to bed yet? I use Linux full-time at home and on my laptop and I can't remember the last time I had to do this. Hey, I only see a command line because I can do stuff much faster there, not because I need to (I live in a command line on my Mac at work, too).
- nobody271 8y agoBetween installing software, editing configuration files as sudo in vim, partitioning drives, mounting drives, copying files to a directory where you need sudo, etc. any user on a Linux system will spend plenty of time at the command line. We should do a test and see if it really is a "myth". Get 10 normal users to install 10 programs not already in the repositories and see how well that goes. Just the other day I had to unzip a .tar.xz from the command line.
- BenjiWiebe 8y agoThe point is, normal users will rarely/never need an application not in the repos. And installing something from a repo is simpler than installing something on Windows.
- nobody271 8y agoSigh, well maybe we could have a real discussion about this if you would admit that you're wrong and stop downvoting every single one of my comments. You're wrong twice in your first sentence. Normal users need to be able to install software and generally use their computer otherwise you're pushing a curated experience with zero third party support. But also, no, what I said IS the point. It's Linux. Its not magically not Linux no matter how many times you downvote my comments. I'll check back in a year so you can explain why this flavor of Linux didn't sway a single user away from Windows or MacOS.