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I actually like APT on ubuntu (and probably Debian), but the disk-image-based install mechanism of MacOS is just WEIRD. Windows has installers, which makes sin

I actually like APT on ubuntu (and probably Debian), but the disk-image-based install mechanism of MacOS is just WEIRD. Windows has installers, which makes since for "installing", but I agree there is a lot of inconsistency in windows installers. And at least Mac is consistently weird.

wk_end 5y ago
Well, it used to be consistent, maybe back in the days of System 6. Nowadays some apps you install from the App Store, some you install by opening a disk image and dragging to Applications, some you install by running an installer, some you install via Homebrew...