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Sorry, it is Windows that is lagging behind. As a Linux user I find myself insecure running applications from the web. Distribution maintained packages is the w
by sergeykish 6y ago
Sorry, it is Windows that is lagging behind. As a Linux user I find myself insecure running applications from the web. Distribution maintained packages is the way to go. And package managers has GUI shells - last time I used it was Ubuntu Software Center [1] on Ubuntu 9.10. Looks like these days it is Ubuntu Snap [2].
Windows finally catching up with winget [3], already GUI shells by 3rd party developers [4], some day may be part of the installation. I do not know why it took so long, there is no Chrome both on Steam Store and Microsoft Store. Looks like Microsoft tried to bend developers [5], but what's with Valve?
Searching and downloading of installers, keeping them is such a crappy experience. On Linux is 1000% better.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Software_Center https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Software_Center
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap_(package_manager) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snap_(package_manager)
[3] https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/Google/Chrome https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifes...
[4] https://www.google.com/search?q=winget+GUI https://www.google.com/search?q=winget+GUI
[5] https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/19/16797358/microsoft-google-chrome-windows-store-removal https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/19/16797358/microsoft-googl...