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(DIR) Post #AareZMXgtFVjNcEVqS by tuxedocomputers@linuxrocks.online
2023-10-17T14:52:21Z
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Linux systems and their software set benefit from getting software quite easily. Still there different ways to do so. What's you preferred flavor of installing stuff?
(DIR) Post #AarerNgVNlGO8PwpA8 by liketechnik@chaos.social
2023-10-17T14:55:13Z
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@tuxedocomputers Not sure into which category #NixOs would fit :breadthink:
(DIR) Post #AarfsR8K95Av4g1jjE by karlggestd@mastodon.social
2023-10-17T15:04:10Z
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@tuxedocomputers There is no installation system that competes with openSUSE's 1-click (especially on Tumbleweed). The point is that it is difficult to guarantee that any software is available in rpm, which makes a system like flatpak can be very useful.
(DIR) Post #AarfzD6Oi9BtaKM82K by tuxedocomputers@linuxrocks.online
2023-10-17T15:08:01Z
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@liketechnik That'd be the fifth poll option then, maybe. Followed by another option for the Gentooheads named "I have too much life time to spend". 😜
(DIR) Post #Aarg5Ol4HsINTNKW6S by underseamonkey@mastodonapp.uk
2023-10-17T15:05:25Z
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@tuxedocomputers ./configure && make && make install 😉
(DIR) Post #Aarg95GUhiuIArmpk0 by tuxedocomputers@linuxrocks.online
2023-10-17T15:09:53Z
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@karlggestd But that 1-click just runs YaST just like apturl does for Debian land. While it sure is convenient, it still depends on option one of the poll.
(DIR) Post #AargQCztD2e94uBZIm by tuxedocomputers@linuxrocks.online
2023-10-17T15:13:02Z
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@underseamonkey
(DIR) Post #AargkdFFKZAKH96i0G by karlggestd@mastodon.social
2023-10-17T15:13:01Z
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@tuxedocomputers apturl uses existing repositories. 1-click adds new repositories.
(DIR) Post #Aargs5LxDv2lTjnabI by tuxedocomputers@linuxrocks.online
2023-10-17T15:17:59Z
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@karlggestd Yeah, but that's not the point. 1-click still uses RPMs from repos. It's just a different way to add them to your system.
(DIR) Post #AargwSceeOQSo0hFku by publicvoit@graz.social
2023-10-17T15:14:40Z
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@tuxedocomputers @liketechnik Hehe. I get the reference.However, as a relatively freshman in #NixOS (https://www.karl-voit.at/2023/09/12/nix/) I tend to think that the initial effort in creating a NixOS setup is rather huge, yes. However, when you do have it in a more or less stable form, you'll spend much less time with updates, HW switches, ...At least that's the impression I've got so far.
(DIR) Post #Aarh5tjdDSbTV3SaLg by guenther@chaos.social
2023-10-17T15:16:04Z
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@tuxedocomputers preferred: anything that comes from the app developers themselves, be it a custom deb repo, an app image, or a binary tarball, because that's what's properly maintained.ok: distro repos for things that haven't changed significantly in five yearsif need be: pip, cargo, npm, compile from sources using build instructionsavoid: snap, flatpak, docker and anything else that wastes gigabytes of SSD space and pulls equally large updates whenever I'm on an LTE connection.
(DIR) Post #Aarh7dN11ygVKBi35k by BeardlyDavid@mstdn.ca
2023-10-17T15:16:08Z
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@tuxedocomputers I used to be weary of Flatpak but it’s grown on me. Screw Snaps though, I don’t like Snaps.
(DIR) Post #AarhNHkz9mDOvQNt7g by ademalsasa@floss.social
2023-10-17T15:18:44Z
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@tuxedocomputers Classic Packages.
(DIR) Post #Aarhef41kqNi8MZnpQ by karlggestd@mastodon.social
2023-10-17T15:22:09Z
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@tuxedocomputers I did not say that 1-click doesn't use rpm. I only said it's the simplest form to install software BUT needs someone making the RPM package AND in that context flatpak can works better.
(DIR) Post #AariRSok4k9QLEhK7M by dranger@astral.camp
2023-10-17T15:31:04Z
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@tuxedocomputers Flatpak desperately needs cli app support. I use it for most all my apps and so far so good. Resource intensive apps run well and my only issue with it is inconsistent themeing
(DIR) Post #Aarne3kj4oBO8je2C0 by AngryAnt@mastodon.gamedev.place
2023-10-17T16:19:46Z
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@tuxedocomputers I type the application name in my terminal and if it isn't there then my nix install will fetch and run it.The "oh, that had to be installed" way I guess :P
(DIR) Post #AarqvbbAn77lteEbOi by flyinggecko@digitalcourage.social
2023-10-17T16:52:34Z
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@tuxedocomputersI hate managing more than 1 package manager. So option 1 it is. If there is an option for adding an deb/rpm/pacman repo, I'll use it.
(DIR) Post #AarrftRql6yEZpwgK0 by Wyatt@fosstodon.org
2023-10-17T16:59:23Z
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@tuxedocomputers No snaps? :blobcatanimeeyes:
(DIR) Post #AarvP3d43LlT2vQ0a8 by ProfessorCode@fosstodon.org
2023-10-17T17:38:29Z
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@tuxedocomputers I tend to stick to whatever format that is officially supported by the app developers.However, I would prefer if more apps are distributed as Flatpak. I find it more convenient and somewhat more secure than other methods.
(DIR) Post #Aas0JgXQyaaNkp2hTk by adingbatponder@fosstodon.org
2023-10-17T18:33:17Z
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@tuxedocomputers I wish I understood the options. All I know is that installing stuff in Linux produces the same sensations of total dread as installing things in Windows 3.1. Apple seems to thrive due to this: I have NEVER had a SINGLE problem installing something on an Apple MacOS system...
(DIR) Post #AasDXan0RhiPNnHvHM by adingbatponder@fosstodon.org
2023-10-17T21:01:15Z
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@tuxedocomputers #nixos https://youtu.be/BVDNByTMOp0?feature=shared
(DIR) Post #Aasbae0tJV1V9Nlr0K by notecharlie@social.bigcavemaps.com
2023-10-18T01:53:44Z
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@tuxedocomputers "build from source" 😁
(DIR) Post #AaslkmOS0jOHZtGJiy by avercromxd@mastodon.social
2023-10-18T03:47:34Z
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@tuxedocomputers from my personal experience deb/rpm packages work best for me and are the most stable. But flatpak especially with flathub is very convenient. It has most apps you need and works crossplatform
(DIR) Post #AasxQ84bPRPWBYtjFY by ronix@sueden.social
2023-10-18T05:58:17Z
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@tuxedocomputers You omitted Snaps, hehe... you guessed that nobody likes them?
(DIR) Post #AatJ1ospIsNqi7Cf9U by tuxedocomputers@linuxrocks.online
2023-10-18T10:00:21Z
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@ronix 🤫 Snaps at least fit into Option 2, for people who really like them.