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That installs a binary tool I can run at the command line. Which is great for a lot of things. It's not great for a web browser or a calculator. I want an app.

by habosa 5y ago

That installs a binary tool I can run at the command line. Which is great for a lot of things. It's not great for a web browser or a calculator. I want an app. I want it to have an icon I can click on and a button to close it. I don't want logs in my terminal or zombie processes and I don't want to have to remember the name/path of a binary.

unknown2374 5y ago
sudo apt-get install firefox ?
hprotagonist 5y ago
sudo apt install firefox works just fine.
dj_mc_merlin 5y ago
> That installs a binary tool I can run at the command line No, that install an application in general. You choose to run it from the command line. If you want to just turn your terminal into the application, `exec firefox`. Most window managers provide a way to run an application standalone via some shortcut. On i3 it is Win+D for example.
bmn__ 5y ago
> > what's wrong with the ol' "sudo apt install foo" > That installs a binary tool I can run at the command line. […] It's not great for a web browser or a calculator. You're wrong about that. A package manager installs any type of software, the user interface of the software (command-line or GUI) is irrelevant. For example, chromium and kcalc: `apt install chromium kcalc` • https://packages.ubuntu.com/chromium https://packages.ubuntu.com/chromium # web browser • https://packages.ubuntu.com/kcalc https://packages.ubuntu.com/kcalc # calculator > I want an app. I want it to have an icon I can click on and a button to close it. You got it.
alpaca128 5y ago
`apt` can install everything you can find in the graphical Software Center and more, and with the exact same results (like icons to click on). If it's not available in `apt` repositories there's a pretty good chance you can install it with flatpak, which does roughly the same but is distro-independent. Graphical non-free software like Skype is easy to install with flatpak and "just works" in my experience.

by habosa 5y ago

unknown2374 5y ago

sudo apt-get install firefox ?

hprotagonist 5y ago

sudo apt install firefox works just fine.

dj_mc_merlin 5y ago

> That installs a binary tool I can run at the command line No, that install an application in general. You choose to run it from the command line. If you want to just turn your terminal into the application, `exec firefox`. Most window managers provide a way to run an application standalone via some shortcut. On i3 it is Win+D for example.

bmn__ 5y ago

> > what's wrong with the ol' "sudo apt install foo" > That installs a binary tool I can run at the command line. […] It's not great for a web browser or a calculator. You're wrong about that. A package manager installs any type of software, the user interface of the software (command-line or GUI) is irrelevant. For example, chromium and kcalc: `apt install chromium kcalc` • https://packages.ubuntu.com/chromium https://packages.ubuntu.com/chromium # web browser • https://packages.ubuntu.com/kcalc https://packages.ubuntu.com/kcalc # calculator > I want an app. I want it to have an icon I can click on and a button to close it. You got it.

alpaca128 5y ago

`apt` can install everything you can find in the graphical Software Center and more, and with the exact same results (like icons to click on). If it's not available in `apt` repositories there's a pretty good chance you can install it with flatpak, which does roughly the same but is distro-independent. Graphical non-free software like Skype is easy to install with flatpak and "just works" in my experience.