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That's a nice idea, but I'm hesitant to use automatic installation scripts like this, even if I review them carefully. I prefer manual steps – downloading the f
by emulio 10mo ago
That's a nice idea, but I'm hesitant to use automatic installation scripts like this, even if I review them carefully. I prefer manual steps – downloading the file, placing it in the correct directory. Also, I use custom profile directories for my web browsers, so this script wouldn't apply to my setup.
- dylan604 10mo agodo you carefully review those files you've downloaded and placed into said correct directory, or do you just double click an YOLO your way through the install? at least a bash script allows for you to read it vs a pre-compiled binary installer. either way, you are trusting code created by someone else.
- emulio 10mo agoHonestly, I'm reacting a bit against the "YOLO" install culture common on Windows and macOS – just double-clicking and hoping for the best. I specifically use CachyOS, an Arch-based Linux distribution, because it emphasizes a more deliberate, package-managed approach. I prefer relying on the maintainers' work and pre-defined steps within packages whenever possible. It allows me to understand what is being installed and how it's being configured, rather than an all-in-one script potentially making changes I didn't anticipate.
- joemi 10mo agoManual steps are linked to in the second sentence of the Getting Started section.
- emulio 10mo agoNot for Linux. I am using Linux on my desktop.
- hans_castorp 10mo agoIt does if you look into the README for Firefox https://github.com/corbindavenport/just-the-browser/tree/main/firefox https://github.com/corbindavenport/just-the-browser/tree/mai...
- joemi 10mo agoAh, it looks like they have Linux instructions for Firefox but not for Chrome or Edge. How odd.
- johnisgood 10mo agoWho uses Edge on Linux?
- emulio 10mo agoI do. I use it, alongside other browsers, because I prefer different browsers for different types of tasks.