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The issue is that installing something that's not in the official repositories and getting a functioning .desktop file set up for it can (in some cases) be a co
by Reelin 8y ago
The issue is that installing something that's not in the official repositories and getting a functioning .desktop file set up for it can (in some cases) be a complete PITA if you don't already possess a reasonably detailed understanding of how the desktop launcher system works under the hood.
- jenscow 8y agoDo you have an example? If you're at the point where you're downloading software that isn't in the repo, and their packages don't create a shortcut, then you're at the level where you can figure out how to do it yourself.
- bootlooped 8y agoTechnically competent users also value their time and effort though. I don't like complicated install processes; that's independent of whether I'm able to accomplish them or not.
- andrepd 8y agoI can only say I never had such a problem. I can count with my fingers the number of times I had to do that (Zotero, Nullpomino), and by "that" I mean "right-click > add desktop shortcut".