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I like the way arch does it. They have AUR and everything is there and they can just say they don’t support it.

by flatiron 7y ago

adito 7y ago
I think ubuntu also has similar stuff via PPA repository?
- readwind 7y ago
  PPA is hell. Arch is love and life.
  - Koshkin 7y ago
    Life, indeed. Reading the (excellent, mind you) documentation and, especially, the wiki is fun, I know, but sometimes I want to focus on something else (like getting things done).
    - readwind 7y ago
      Totally agree, just have to report back that it's no huge'er job in terms of systems management. But am on your page. I guess it's relative, I was Ubuntu, too, because I liked the next-next-next ideology, but, when it comes to it, either system-types can be as maintenance free as any other. Rolling releases has the convenience of not being so difficult to upgrade, as you just roll along, you sometimes end up having to reinstall, on these systems like here, like Ubuntu and co I mean. But yeah work is what's most important. I've been a happy Ubuntu user for ages, glad you're getting your work done. It's all that matters relatively speaking. Thanks
  - ghthor 7y ago
    The AUR is so transparent. If I want to see how the AUR package is getting built, ez, read the PKGBUILD linked right from the packages page. I was immediately turned off to using Snap because I couldn't find how the Snap was built and really who built it. No Thanks, that's not how I install software on my personal computer anymore, it's one of the main reasons I exited windows as soon as I started to learn about infosec and trust.
    - Kaze404 7y ago
      Not only that but modifying the pkgbuild for yourself is trivial. Very convenient for installing patched kernels.
      - readwind 7y ago
        Yep I upvoted the whole tree. Agree(d). ++
readwind 7y ago
Happy Arch and AUR user chiming in, a custody, or emigrant, from the F snap hell Ubuntu caused, and it's easy to verify and vet AUR content, if you care enough, the scripts are legible, readable, so it's just a matter of caring about your system. I agree, I am so happy about the Arch system since Ubuntu bit, ate wholehartedly, the snap bullshit. Thank fuck for AUR.
- darkteflon 7y ago
  Thank fuck for the Arch Wiki, too - even if you’re not on Arch.
  - readwind 7y ago
    Upboated and agreed. ++

I like the way arch does it. They have AUR and everything is there and they can just say they don’t support it.

adito 7y ago

I think ubuntu also has similar stuff via PPA repository?

readwind 7y ago
PPA is hell. Arch is love and life.
- Koshkin 7y ago
  Life, indeed. Reading the (excellent, mind you) documentation and, especially, the wiki is fun, I know, but sometimes I want to focus on something else (like getting things done).
  - readwind 7y ago
    Totally agree, just have to report back that it's no huge'er job in terms of systems management. But am on your page. I guess it's relative, I was Ubuntu, too, because I liked the next-next-next ideology, but, when it comes to it, either system-types can be as maintenance free as any other. Rolling releases has the convenience of not being so difficult to upgrade, as you just roll along, you sometimes end up having to reinstall, on these systems like here, like Ubuntu and co I mean. But yeah work is what's most important. I've been a happy Ubuntu user for ages, glad you're getting your work done. It's all that matters relatively speaking. Thanks
- ghthor 7y ago
  The AUR is so transparent. If I want to see how the AUR package is getting built, ez, read the PKGBUILD linked right from the packages page. I was immediately turned off to using Snap because I couldn't find how the Snap was built and really who built it. No Thanks, that's not how I install software on my personal computer anymore, it's one of the main reasons I exited windows as soon as I started to learn about infosec and trust.
  - Kaze404 7y ago
    Not only that but modifying the pkgbuild for yourself is trivial. Very convenient for installing patched kernels.
    - readwind 7y ago
      Yep I upvoted the whole tree. Agree(d). ++

readwind 7y ago

Happy Arch and AUR user chiming in, a custody, or emigrant, from the F snap hell Ubuntu caused, and it's easy to verify and vet AUR content, if you care enough, the scripts are legible, readable, so it's just a matter of caring about your system. I agree, I am so happy about the Arch system since Ubuntu bit, ate wholehartedly, the snap bullshit. Thank fuck for AUR.

darkteflon 7y ago
Thank fuck for the Arch Wiki, too - even if you’re not on Arch.
- readwind 7y ago
  Upboated and agreed. ++