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Having to download dependencies is a very Linux desktop problem. On every other platform (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android) it is customary for installers to come w
by NavinF 4y ago
Having to download dependencies is a very Linux desktop problem. On every other platform (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android) it is customary for installers to come with all dependencies. Most programs also statically link non-system libraries.
- tpoacher 4y agoNothing stops you from bundling dependencies on linux. The reason it's a "very linux problem" is exactly because this is a sane thing to do in a pool of insane systems. There's absolutely no reason to ship your 1k executable with 1Gb of libraries, used by 10 other programs.
- NavinF 4y agoIf your 1k executable uses 1Gb of libraries, that's on you.