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  • 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comtoProgrammer Humor@programming.devStop use docker
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    4 months ago

    I don’t like containerisation because it leads to bullshit like atomic distros. I don’t want a spicy Android.

    Steam OS has some cool elements like the menu, the in-game side panels and the game mode/desktop dichotomy, but incremental rolling release is utterly deranged from my POV as an Arch user (btw).






  • 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comtolinuxmemes@lemmy.worldSeen this countless times
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    6 months ago

    Arch Linux doesn’t have a store AFAIK.

    I don’t use APT-based distributions or store-based software aquisition, so I don’t know about that, but I see how that lessens my point. I was just using a steam installation as an example for context, you could replace it with anything with sketchy licenses.


  • 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comtolinuxmemes@lemmy.worldSeen this countless times
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    6 months ago

    I have no experience with DNF, but both APT and Pacman are not the best solutions for beginners, simply because their extensibility relies on weirdness like PPAs and the AUR or even just different repositories.

    One example would be installing Steam:

    • APT sudo add-apt multiverse && sudo apt update && sudo apt install steam

    • Pacman sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf && sudo pacman -Syu steam [Enabling multilib by uncommenting two lines in package manager file]

    This is just partially the fault of the Linux distributions, package managers or package repositories (licensing issues), but the ease of installing could be better even with the legal issues afoot.

    Sure, to us experienced with changing configuration of package managers this seems a bit lazy or untrve, but for those who are new to Linux or software configuration in general, these instructions can look like crawling into the equivalent of Windows Registry simply to install Steam.