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   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-01-17 15:00, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On 17 Jan 2026 19:42:00 GMT, Brock McNuggets wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Jan 17, 2026 at 1:31:32 AM MST, "Gremlin" wrote   
   >> :   
   >>   
   >>> It reminds me of the old days of DOS and self contained programs.   
   >>> No installer BS. Unzip into an empty folder of my choosing and away   
   >>> you go.   
   >>   
   >> Sort of like how macOS handles most installations.   
   >   
   > Don’t you wish macOS had something like these Flatpak/Snap/AppImage   
   > things on Linux? Nothing to unzip, even.   
      
   Are you kidding?   
      
   macOS 1, external website:   
      
   Download application and move it to your Applications folder.   
      
   Not strictly necessary, but it makes everything tidier.   
      
   To that end, many companies provide their software on a ".dmg" (disk   
   image) file, which let's the put a soft link to the "Applications"   
   folder right next to their software; usually accompanied with a   
   background which indicates that you should drag it there.   
      
      
   macOS 2, App Store:   
      
   Find the application, choose "Get".   
      
   Enter your Apple Account password.   
      
   Done.   
      
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