As someone who’s used debian based distros for 20+ years now, I see no issue with this. ;)
I use Debian btw
Only problem is remembering to keep it updated.
Well the solution here is to just use the superior distro, naturally.
This post will surely upset nobody.
the superior distro
Finally, puppy linux is getting the recognition it deserves
You’re right! If a deb file exists then surely it’s in the AUR. ABS will repackage it seamlessly for you and then install it directly with Pacman.
Btw I use Arch
Linux mint ftw
i don’t i use armcord most of the time
With my finger on the trigger / I run dot slash configure / yo this package is big / but my package is bigger
Even worse: the .deb file’s dependences are only available in a specific version of Ubuntu LTS or with PPAs.
That’s where the AUR comes in. Some neckbeard somewhere has already made an AUR package of that.
Then we should appreciate them. Is it fair to call them neckbeards when they toil away at the code coalface for our benefit?
I don’t know what the Linux community’s consensus on appimages are, but I wouldn’t mind if people made more appimages because, for the few distros I’ve used, appimages just usually work.
AppImages are definitely convient to use. However the two issues I have with them are that there’s no easy way to find them (eg flathub) and they’re not automatically integrated with the DE. Requiring a tool that manages AppImages to make it easier.
Appimages are supposed to be distributed the same way Windows and Mac software is distributed, that’s kind of the point.
As for management, I agree distros should ship with an appimage manager.
I don’t care I use Arch BTW. Someone would have made a AUR package for it by now.
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It is technically available as a tar.gz, but I’m not sure who they think is going to install that
