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Good job at not reading the article! Had you read it, you would've learned that the commands work like this: Find-Package Firefox Install-Package Firef
by wmt 12y ago
Good job at not reading the article! Had you read it, you would've learned that the commands work like this:
Find-Package Firefox
Install-Package Firefox
I admit it's not as easy as on e.g. Debian:
sudo apt-get remove iceweasel
sudo echo deb http://packages.linuxmint.com debian import >>/etc/apt/sources.list
sudo gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 3EE67F3D0FF405B2
sudo gpg --export 3EE67F3D0FF405B2 > 3EE67F3D0FF405B2.gpg
sudo apt-key add ./3EE67F3D0FF405B2.gpg
sudo rm ./3EE67F3D0FF405B2.gpg
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install firefox
- hk__2 12y agoThis is a deliberately contrived example, the only line that matter is the last one: sudo apt-get install firefox
- deleted 12y ago[deleted]
- awalton 12y agoFirefox isn't in the Debian repos, unfortunately. But Iceweasel is installed by default on the desktop, so there's that. Unfortunately, Iceweasel is chronically behind mainline Firefox and suffers from many horrifying bugs that make it almost not worth the effort to try to use, which is why the grandparent comment goes through so much effort (Well, outside of the obviously well planted troll.) Also, Linux Mint is a terrible way to get Firefox for Debian. You're better off installing it from the "Ubuntuzilla" repo, which contains just Mozilla components built for Debian-based OSes: http://sourceforge.net/projects/ubuntuzilla/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/ubuntuzilla/ (Ignore the hellhole that Sourceforge has become). Honestly, I wish Mozilla would just create a Debian repo (and one with Nightlies would be nice), but I understand the scorched earth there...
- johnward 12y agoThis is the problem I have with a lot of software. We're supposed to use redhat, for example, but don't subscribe to the RHEL repos. So I then I have to go add EPEL repos or find whatever repo the actual piece of software I want is in. Like google chrome, each time I can remember where to get it.
- tshepang 12y agoWhat horrifying Iceweasel bugs did you experience?
- middleclick 12y agoWhat is this... I don't even...
- vacri 12y agoIt's adding a debian-compatible repo (from Linux Mint Debian Edition) in order to replace Iceweasel (firefox without the branding) with Firefox (firefox with the branding). Firefox's branding is incompatible with Debian's licensing requirements, and they amicably split the branding years ago as a result. The example was intentionally selected to be as obfuscatory as possible, in order to be a troll. Most of those commands are about adding a repository rather than installing software, anyway (and the four lines involving gpg are usually done in a single line)
- JetSpiegel 12y agoNot to mention involves adding a GPG-backed repository, something that this Windows plae imitation can't do.
- nailer 12y agoFor those downmodding the parent post: the author is being sarcastic, but the commands are entirely accurate - due to Firefox's trademark, Debian does not ship Firefox or include it in their repositories. Adding a new repo, and the keys required to sign that repo are entirely necessary to install Firefox on Debian.