Alt text: Trojan Horse meme, Steam Deck bringing Linux to Windows gamers

Source

You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments View context
2 points
*

There a Debian installs that are like 20 years old. They have been continuously updated over time.

An old install doesn’t mean no updates

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point
*

Yeah I’m not really sure why an old install means not updating it or anything on it.

Also, just because it’s windows, doesn’t mean there aren’t package managers. And I DON’T want to update a ton of stuff for production reasons. I’m not sitting over here blindly. Are there are a lot of Linux users that think Windows users are morons or something?

permalink
report
parent
reply
2 points

Windows doesn’t have true package managers. It is honestly a lot like app images on Linux. They do work but the core design is very different due to Windows not being designed to work with a package manager.

On Linux App images are kind of like a exe except that Linux isn’t designed with stand alone executables in mind so doing seemingly simple things like integrating them with the OS is hard. It isn’t that they are bad but the design isn’t necessarily aligned with traditional Linux. Same thing with package managers on Windows. They just download a exe from a link and then run it. Package managers on Windows are just software updaters.

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point

Yeah and chocolaty and winget are both still pretty new and not that popular

permalink
report
parent
reply
1 point

That’s what I wrote?

permalink
report
parent
reply

linuxmemes

!linuxmemes@lemmy.world

Create post

Hint: :q!


Sister communities:

Community rules (click to expand)

1. Follow the site-wide rules
2. Be civil
  • Understand the difference between a joke and an insult.
  • Do not harrass or attack users for any reason. This includes using blanket terms, like “every user of thing”.
  • Don’t get baited into back-and-forth insults. We are not animals.
  • Leave remarks of “peasantry” to the PCMR community. If you dislike an OS/service/application, attack the thing you dislike, not the individuals who use it. Some people may not have a choice.
  • Bigotry will not be tolerated.
3. Post Linux-related content
  • Including Unix and BSD.
  • Non-Linux content is acceptable as long as it makes a reference to Linux. For example, the poorly made mockery of sudo in Windows.
  • No porn, no politics, no trolling or ragebaiting.
4. No recent reposts
  • Everybody uses Arch btw, can’t quit Vim, <loves/tolerates/hates> systemd, and wants to interject for a moment. You can stop now.
5. 🇬🇧 Language/язык/Sprache
  • This is primarily an English-speaking community. 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇺🇸
  • Comments written in other languages are allowed.
  • The substance of a post should be comprehensible for people who only speak English.
  • Titles and post bodies written in other languages will be allowed, but only as long as the above rule is observed.
6. (NEW!) Regarding public figures

We all have our opinions, and certain public figures can be divisive. Keep in mind that this is a community for memes and light-hearted fun, not for airing grievances or leveling accusations.

  • Keep discussions polite and free of disparagement.
  • We are never in possession of all of the facts. Defamatory comments will not be tolerated.
  • Discussions that get too heated will be locked and offending comments removed.

 

Please report posts and comments that break these rules!


Important: never execute code or follow advice that you don’t understand or can’t verify, especially here. The word of the day is credibility. This is a meme community – even the most helpful comments might just be shitposts that can damage your system. Be aware, be smart, don’t remove France.

Community stats

  • 9.7K

    Monthly active users

  • 1.4K

    Posts

  • 41K

    Comments