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There are plenty of apps that I install from .deb files: Slack, Parsec, Steam, Chrome, etc. There are more, but the point is if you go on their websites and c

There are plenty of apps that I install from .deb files: Slack, Parsec, Steam, Chrome, etc. There are more, but the point is if you go on their websites and click download you get a deb package. Sure a Flatpak or a Snap would be better, but consider the audience of Ubuntu and these apps. If it isn't intuitive it's a fail. App distributors need to get on board and start shipping things that aren't Debian packages.

constantcrying 2y ago
>There are plenty of apps that I install from .deb files: Which, again, is a terrible habit. Why you are using Chrome at all is truly confounding me > it isn't intuitive it's a fail. It shouldn't be intuitive, is is a terrible thing to do and basic UI design tells you that doing terrible things should be hard. If you lack the technical competence to correctly install a package you should NOT be using that operating system. >App distributors need to get on board and start shipping things that aren't Debian packages. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Deb package. The issue is with you downloading and installing them, which for many reasons is a terrible idea.
- a_vanderbilt 2y ago
  An elitist attitude and inability to consider others' perspectives renders the whole conversation moot from the start. Sorry, but I won't entertain the debate when the premise is established in blind negativity.
  - constantcrying 2y ago
    I am only elitst in the sense that I believe that if you are going to drive a car you should know what the steering wheel does. Installing .deb's is the equivalent of only ever staying in first gear "because it works". Honestly NOT telling people they are messing up would make me feel worse. If you aren't willing to listen to me listen to Debian: https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian

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There are plenty of apps that I install from .deb files: Slack, Parsec, Steam, Chrome, etc. There are more, but the point is if you go on their websites and c

by a_vanderbilt 2y ago

constantcrying 2y ago
>There are plenty of apps that I install from .deb files: Which, again, is a terrible habit. Why you are using Chrome at all is truly confounding me > it isn't intuitive it's a fail. It shouldn't be intuitive, is is a terrible thing to do and basic UI design tells you that doing terrible things should be hard. If you lack the technical competence to correctly install a package you should NOT be using that operating system. >App distributors need to get on board and start shipping things that aren't Debian packages. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Deb package. The issue is with you downloading and installing them, which for many reasons is a terrible idea.
- a_vanderbilt 2y ago
  An elitist attitude and inability to consider others' perspectives renders the whole conversation moot from the start. Sorry, but I won't entertain the debate when the premise is established in blind negativity.
  - constantcrying 2y ago
    I am only elitst in the sense that I believe that if you are going to drive a car you should know what the steering wheel does. Installing .deb's is the equivalent of only ever staying in first gear "because it works". Honestly NOT telling people they are messing up would make me feel worse. If you aren't willing to listen to me listen to Debian: https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian