4 ms·
I'm currently using gems because I haven't gotten to the level of complexity where it's made any difference. Also, I tend to operate on Windows and Linux inter
by justindz 18y ago
I'm currently using gems because I haven't gotten to the level of complexity where it's made any difference. Also, I tend to operate on Windows and Linux interchangeably and using the same approach in each platform is easy. I suppose I might feel differently if I were not doing personal projects and in single user mode.
This article did bring up a question I had with Firefox on apt-based systems. Why would I install a Firefox plugin through apt rather than just through Firefox plugins? Is the argument basically the same--that there are fewer/older plugins in apt but they have been proven stable by someone you can decide to trust so you get to choose what you care about most?
- graywh 18y agoFor something like Firefox I'd stick with its built-in add-on manager. Mostly b/c there's not likely to even be many of them available through apt.
- etal 18y agoI imagine the Firefox thing is to make the initial setup of a machine faster (doing Firefox addons and other packages in one shot with apt-get), and possibly because the maintainer's didn't trust the security of Firefox's update mechanism. If you can rely on apt-get always being available, you tend to use it as a first resort.