XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy   
   From: brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com   
      
   On Jan 17, 2026 at 4:00:41 PM MST, "Lawrence D´Oliveiro" wrote   
   <10kh4ao$2tq7m$11@dont-email.me>:   
      
   > 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.   
      
   Apple has similar ideas -- app bundles: open, then drag & drop, Mac App store,   
   etc.   
      
   I do not know enough about the different techs to go into deep differences,   
   but they all work to install software easily. Apple does have some advantages   
   because they control the whole "stack" -- less need to worry about system   
   libraries, UI frameworks, hardware available, etc.   
      
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