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I wouldn't even know how to go about using Windows. On Debian, there is a universe of software in the repos. I can install anything I need with just a apt

by TekMol 2y ago

I wouldn't even know how to go about using Windows. On Debian, there is a universe of software in the repos. I can install anything I need with just a apt install <something> and use all these programs in concert with pipes like dothis somefile | dothat | thendothat I was wondering how all that works on Windows these days and typed "How do I apt install ffmpeg on Windows" into Perplexity. It gave me this drama: Download FFmpeg from the official website or a trusted source Extract the downloaded file to a folder, such as C:\FFmpeg Add the FFmpeg bin directory (C:\FFmpeg\bin) to the Windows PATH environment variable Holy moly. I can't imagine going through this "hunt it down, make sure it is from a trusted source, manually tie it into your system" for every little tool I want to quickly use. UPDATE: Thanks for the replies. Looks like Windows has a repository and now too and you can install stuff from it via a program called winget.

phendrenad2 2y ago
On Windows, if you want to use open-source command-line tools, it's best to use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which gives you a full Linux environment running in a VM that's tightly-coupled with the Windows OS (you can run windows .exe files from a linux terminal and they magically work). However, the Windows Way is to typically avoid CLI tools and use a GUI program. For instance, you might use Handbrake instead of using ffmpeg directly. These two rules solve the following problem: > Holy moly. I can't imagine going through this "hunt it down, make sure it is from a trusted source, manually tie it into your system" for every little tool I want to quickly use
tokinonagare 2y ago
Just use winget if you can a command line style install. It's strange (to not use a stronger word) to expect apt to work on Windows instead of the native alternative. It's like if someone complained explorer.exe does not work on a GNU/Linux distribution.
wumeow 2y ago
winget install ffmpeg
dgrin91 2y ago
I don't know what perplexity is, but there are 2 easy solutions to what you want to do - 1. winget. Probably has ffmpeg, but I haven't checked. 2. You can just download it from their site. Google ffmpeg windows and first link gets me here: https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html. You can install from source or you can just get exes. Installing stuff is the easy part.
- hightrix 2y ago
  The benefit with windows is that for a vast majority of software, #2 is the process. And that’s it. It just works.
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ruthmarx 2y ago
> I was wondering how all that works on Windows these days and typed "How do I apt install ffmpeg on Windows" i Well, that's a pretty way to weird the question. If you searched on Google how to install ffmpeg on windows you'd just get the homepage which would link you to an executable installer. Did you honestly never use Windows in your life?

by TekMol 2y ago

phendrenad2 2y ago

On Windows, if you want to use open-source command-line tools, it's best to use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), which gives you a full Linux environment running in a VM that's tightly-coupled with the Windows OS (you can run windows .exe files from a linux terminal and they magically work). However, the Windows Way is to typically avoid CLI tools and use a GUI program. For instance, you might use Handbrake instead of using ffmpeg directly. These two rules solve the following problem: > Holy moly. I can't imagine going through this "hunt it down, make sure it is from a trusted source, manually tie it into your system" for every little tool I want to quickly use

tokinonagare 2y ago

Just use winget if you can a command line style install. It's strange (to not use a stronger word) to expect apt to work on Windows instead of the native alternative. It's like if someone complained explorer.exe does not work on a GNU/Linux distribution.

wumeow 2y ago

winget install ffmpeg

dgrin91 2y ago

I don't know what perplexity is, but there are 2 easy solutions to what you want to do - 1. winget. Probably has ffmpeg, but I haven't checked. 2. You can just download it from their site. Google ffmpeg windows and first link gets me here: https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html https://www.ffmpeg.org/download.html. You can install from source or you can just get exes. Installing stuff is the easy part.

hightrix 2y ago
The benefit with windows is that for a vast majority of software, #2 is the process. And that’s it. It just works.

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ruthmarx 2y ago

> I was wondering how all that works on Windows these days and typed "How do I apt install ffmpeg on Windows" i Well, that's a pretty way to weird the question. If you searched on Google how to install ffmpeg on windows you'd just get the homepage which would link you to an executable installer. Did you honestly never use Windows in your life?