• lseif@sopuli.xyz
    81·
    3 days ago

    > doesn’t use arch/nix

    “why cant i find my package in the repos?”

    • frayedpickles@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      52·
      4 days ago

      Ah yes, downloading builds from unvetted third parties and running their installers as root. Truly the Linux way.

        • jim3692@discuss.online
          2·
          3 days ago

          People can also use the Nix package manager on any distro, and run their apps using nix-shell, so that they don’t need to install as root.

      • lseif@sopuli.xyz
        41·
        4 days ago

        and this is different to windows how …?

        u do realize that u can (and should) read the PGKBUILD file? and check the git url which it’s cloning. or check the sha if its a binary package.

      • InFerNo@lemmy.ml
        1·
        4 days ago

        Clicking yes on the windows prompt for elevated rights for the installer to move things forward. Truly the Windows way.

        People don’t even read the prompts anymore, clicking yes as soon as it appears. So much better.