XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 2026-01-02 08:32, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   > Alan wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
   >   
   >> 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?   
   >   
   > In aptitude, you search for the name (e.g. "/obs", like you'd do   
   > in vi), then click "+".   
   >   
   >>> But you seem to think my promoting a Debian process was naysaying   
   >>> your "seconds" claim.   
   >>   
   >> You gave a specific example of OBS Studio.   
   >>   
   >> And I DO doubt you.   
   >   
   > Toughshitsky.   
   >   
   >> So post a video.   
   >   
   > No.   
      
   +1. Maybe he will soon complain that Linux doesn't have good   
   screencasting software and that it doesn't improve productivity and   
   error-reduction.   
      
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