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One. I still get confused when installers etc ask me whether to install for "just me" or "anyone using this computer"! Things get a little fuzzier on Linux ma
by the__alchemist 9mo ago
One. I still get confused when installers etc ask me whether to install for "just me" or "anyone using this computer"!
Things get a little fuzzier on Linux machines where there is both my user and a an admin "user". I treat the other as an abstraction, and type "sudo" if it won't let me do something without invoking that. Sometimes there are problems where I need to install something with sudo, then can't access it as my normal user and vice versa.
- e40 9mo agoFor macOS: You: ~/Applications Everyone: /Applications It’s that simple.
- the__alchemist 9mo agoWhat if Everyone and You are the same set?
- e40 9mo agoIf your user isn't an admin, then /Applications is a good location so that apps can't change things in the background (it would require a popup to elevate privs). Otherwise, some apps don't install as much crap when you use ~/Applications/ (looking at your Zoom, which I uninstalled and use the web version, which is super hard to find now).