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I don't want another software store or walled garden, I just want a way download my software and run it. This is how I install software on my PC, if it's not i
by ljm 5y ago
I don't want another software store or walled garden, I just want a way download my software and run it.
This is how I install software on my PC, if it's not in the distro's package repo:
wget -o the-binary https://path.to.binary.com/bin.01.02
mv ~/.local/bin/the-binary
chmod +x !$
If I don't do that, I compile the source.
- throwaway984393 5y agoThe app store is your Phone's distro's package repo. The big difference is all the dumb extra restrictions app stores put on their "packages", like taking a cut of their money, or not allowing apps to be published for various reasons. Also, you can already download and run unsigned phone apps that way (on Android anyway). It's just that mostly nobody publishes their apps that way.
- asddubs 5y agothe bill also includes sideloading software explicitly no?
- Terretta 5y agoMy aunt does that too. No, wait, she sideloads malware from chain emails claiming the attachments are Sunday hymns PowerPoint players. There are more like her than like you.