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    [–] madcaesar 26 points 5 days ago (16 children)

    When you make fun of something that really isn't an issue it just makes your side look worse. Windows has real problems, but installing shit ain't it.

    My dad can install anything on windows with clicks, he can't do shit with a terminal.

    I'm a power user and love GUIs. I'll use git desktop all day everyday, instead of typing shit in a command line. It's one button press vs typing paths and hoping you don't misspell shit.

    I don't really get the whole command line fetish, there are no extra points in life for doing things the harder way.

    [–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

    Ah, yes. I also love it when I search for firefox on my new PC with Edge (without adblocker) and get sponsored malware in the results.

    I still use windows but I think installing software on Linux is way more convenient. Especially with the AUR.

    [–] Prok 3 points 4 days ago

    The GUI app centers on most distros are quite usable without command line wizardry and reduces the risk of dodgey download sites

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    [–] [email protected] 51 points 6 days ago (15 children)

    This was made by someone who has never used either

    [–] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

    Eh, Windows complaints tend to get pretty hyperbolic much of the time. It’s slow and annoying but I’ve always worked with it

    But the description of the Linux update process matches my experience with mint, pretty much. I even use the GUI update utility because it will put a little icon in the bottom corner of the screen. It’s quick even if I’m using a program that’s going an update, and if the kernel gets updated it’s just like “hey remember to reboot buddy!”

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    [–] [email protected] 53 points 6 days ago (19 children)

    I haven't had a DLL issue in Windows in like 20 years.

    [–] ewigkaiwelo 20 points 6 days ago (1 children)
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    [–] [email protected] 26 points 6 days ago (3 children)

    I can't remember the last time I got a DLL error on my Windows laptop, honestly. I don't think that's ever happened on my current computer.

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    [–] ZILtoid1991 14 points 5 days ago (3 children)

    IDK, but I more often had issues with installing apps to Linux than to Windows, usually dependency-hell related ones, but once I had trouble enabling snap on Linux Mint.

    [–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

    If you're enabling Snap on Mint, you might as well install Ubuntu.

    [–] x00z 10 points 5 days ago

    but once I had trouble enabling snap on Linux Mint.

    Seems like a win

    [–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

    Mint activity tries to protect you from using snap.

    [–] thermal_shock 29 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

    Edge (Microsoft browser) thinks the Microsoft Teams exe installer FROM MICROSOFT SERVER is malware, no joke.

    [–] [email protected] 28 points 6 days ago
    [–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

    I like how you specified "Microsoft browser" 😏

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    [–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

    Broken clock and all that

    [–] [email protected] 35 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (17 children)

    Open terminal

    See whether the app is in my distro's repos, flathub, or snapcraft (It's not)

    Go on the internet, search up the app's name

    Download the AppImage (might be a virus)

    LibFuse2 is not installed (fuck me)

    Install LibFuse2

    Install Gearlever to integrate AppImage into my desktop

    I can finally launch the app

    [–] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

    Fuck, I hate AppImages so much. Never heard of gearlever, thanks i hope this helps a lot.

    Edit: Ok Gearlever is pretty great! Now I can finally open Heroic normally. That pissed me off for so long.

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    [–] [email protected] 19 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

    What the actual fuck are you smoking?

    At least update this meme to the 2010s if you won't go to the 2020s

    [–] tehn00bi 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

    Been using Linux off and on since 2003-ish. I remember the days of having to compile applications and having to download various dependencies. Linux now is so streamlined and easy. Minus gentoo.

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    [–] PumpkinSkink 13 points 6 days ago (4 children)

    I don't know about all the arguing and snark, but... I've been using Ubuntu (laugh it up) on my work laptop for the last 3ish years, and the vast majority of the time it really is "click install updates. wait 2 minutes. ok every program on your computer is up to date, just don't forget to restart Firefox". Can't think of a time where updating sucked. Sometimes I even go through the terminal just because it makes me feel cool to be a hackerman.

    I dread updating my windows pc at home. Cuts into my WoW time too much.

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