XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy
From: vallor@vallor.earth
At Thu, 1 Jan 2026 16:16:59 -0800, Alan wrote:
> On 2026-01-01 15:24, CrudeSausage wrote:
> > On 2026-01-01 16:41, Alan wrote:
> >> On 2026-01-01 04:05, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
> >>> Alan wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:
> >>>
> >>>> On 2025-12-31 05:33, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
> >>>>> Alan wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On 2025-12-30 13:19, CrudeSausage wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> "installing an application takes mere seconds."
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Data is data, it doesn't magically come down the pipe faster to a
> >>>>>>>> Linux system.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> And yet they do.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The reason is that a Linux application usually finds that all of
> >>>>> the dependencies it needs are *already* installed. Saves time.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Give an example.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Show me a Linux app the equivalent of a macOS app that magically
> >>>>>> installs in "seconds".
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On a Debian system, updating/installing 300 packages takes a few
> >>>>> minutes.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> As for a specific package: OBS Studio
> >>>>
> >>>> Really bad example.
> >>>>
> >>>> I just downloaded OBS Studio for an Apple Silicon Mac.
> >>>>
> >>>> That took 4 seconds.
> >>>>
> >>>> Mounted the DMG.
> >>>>
> >>>> 1-2 seconds
> >>>>
> >>>> Copied the application to the Applications folder
> >>>>
> >>>> Another 2 or 3 seconds.
> >>>>
> >>>> You were saying?
> >>>>
> >>>> (If you doubt me, I'll make a screen video of it).
> >>>
> >>> Nah, relatively laborious compared to check-marking the app and
> >>> hitting "go".
> >>
> >> Where is this check-mark, exactly?
> >
> > Chris is probably referring to using a package manager, finding the
> > package you want, putting a checkmark and pressing Apply at the end.
> > With a software store like the Cosmic Store I mentioned, you simply
> > press Install rather than put a checkmark, but it's just as simple. In
> > every way, it is simpler than what you zealots have with MacOS.
>
> Sounds exactly like the macOS App Store...
Package managers on Linux were the inspiration for "App Stores".
Synaptic is one, which is graphical:
https://ibb.co/84cL4b9y
Note the "check mark"?
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