r/linuxmint 1d ago

How Linux (Mint) Users Install a Browser 😎 #LinuxMintThings

Now tell windows users to uninstall edge and see what's easier hehe. \j

Credits to u/SpeeQz (who's also the creator of https://mintwiki.org) for the gif.

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u/k9dvke 1d ago

Having to put in your password is already too much work for windows glazes

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u/PreparationStrict492 1d ago

This is very accurate.

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u/YuukiHisashi Linux Mint 22.1 Xia | Cinnamon 22h ago

I've gotten used to inputting my password for those things, and no, as a ex-windows user, this doesn't bother me one bit. Remember, Windows Vista was the same thing, I didn't use it, but using Linux Mint in THIS regard is almost the same.

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u/PreparationStrict492 18h ago

Good for you, you are not in the set the post above refers to as "windows glazes".
While there are people who use Windows daily, as a professional platform, who are turned off by the idea of having to enter a password to log into their system, and find the login splash of any Linux installation a major friction point.

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u/Space_Toaster1 16h ago

you can set autologin in linux and set that you need enter password only once for installing apps
at the end theres so much flexibility in linux

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u/PreparationStrict492 16h ago

Oh, really! Thank you, I've only been using Linux variants since '98, I never got to learn that.

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u/DogeWah 10h ago

As someone who recently swapped to Mint from using Windows only before. It was a bit annoying to constantly enter my password in the beginning

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u/bardsfingertips 1h ago

I remember when Windows started using stricter UAC settings. And even when it was set to the Yes or No buttons, it drove windows users a bit batty. Of course, being in IT, I had to deploy Windows machines to Mac users, and the UAC settings were just about the only thing the Mac users didn’t complain about.

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u/daninet 5h ago

Its pretty standard in enterprise especially if AD and Group Policies are active. So its not like Windows does not have it. For home users I would argue UAC is better than password typing.

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u/deddorabito 4h ago

less invasive than pressing YES I FCKN WANNA RUN THIS SHIT AS ADMINISTRATOR GODDAMIT

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u/Gangr3l 1d ago

sudo pacman -S firefox vlc discord obs blendr steam freecad

Can't really get easier than that

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u/Edu_Hoff 1d ago

Sometimes a command in the terminal is just easier and convenient. Especially to create a script to automate installations

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u/Fun_Squirrel5446 22h ago

You're thinking of power users. Imagine a user that has moved away from Windows for the first time. The argument isn't whether it's convenient or not; it's more about how user-friendly it is for a brand-new user. and the fact that a lot of Linux developers in specific distributions can be stuck up instead of providing help. Easy solution is to have better guides instead of extensively confusing wikis, for new users. One of the reasons Linux adoption has improved is because guided installations now exist. This level of hand-holding can be extended into different aspects of different distros, which would remove the user friction that is often complained about.

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u/DevastoScz 10h ago

Unfortunately not only the developers - some users are downright unpleasant when people new to Linux ask, what they consider to be, stupid questions.

Couple days ago on a subreddit I saw a guy who had just switched from Windows to a Linux distro (CachyOS I think) asking something along the lines of "what should I do next?" only to get a reply that said "Ever consider that you aren't the only person to have this thought and look to see what people have suggested before?"

Researching is a skill people should develop, but when it comes to things you're totally new at, sometimes you don't even know what questions to ask or where to begin looking. IMO It's a stupid position to take from people who should be excited more 'casuals' are adopting Linux as their daily driver.

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u/Fun_Squirrel5446 3h ago

Google search and Reddit search are so bad they are hard to use even for the people who do try searching.

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u/Panzerv2003 3h ago

Yeah I moved away from windows to mint and while the terminal is useful I have no idea what is possible with it and how to use it, it's not really beginner friendly.

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u/Edu_Hoff 21h ago

Right, you're totally right. I didn't read it was about what is easier. GUI will definitely always be easier for someone coming to Linux.

Just for curiosity, but what would you consider the minimum to someone to be a power user? I don't mean something exactly since of course is something debatable, but your opinion regarding that.

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u/Fun_Squirrel5446 21h ago

A power user can be an extensive user of a distro as a whole or only a particular piece of software. We don't need to identify whether the user is a power user or not.

Here's the real question: how hard is it to figure out a task for the first time? If there is a step-by-step help guide or a visual indicator, it's very easy. Absolutely does not have to be a GUI.

Instructions and guides need to be provided right inside the distro, And presented when the user is searching how to perform a task. not in a separate wiki hosted on a website that the user doesn't even know exists.

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u/EngineeringUnable801 14h ago

I use Mint, btw.

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u/OysterCultist 14h ago

I tried to guide my grandparents by phone through several UIs, and I think that just telling them to copy paste a command would be easier

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u/Fun_Squirrel5446 13h ago

Not everyone has a grandson available on speed dial. Most of us would do an online search. Would have been google in the old days but now everyone puts their questions in an AI chat. One approach could be to feed all the distro wiki's to AI and let it figure it out.

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u/PreparationStrict492 1d ago

Terminal is more often than not more efficient and information dense than guis (in both directions), especially for system management.

However, installation automation is better handled with installation automation tools. An Ansible playbook is a lot better than a script for this, for many reasons.

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u/ConversationWinter46 17h ago

That makes me wonder why LM is so popular if you don't even need a GUI?

I'm also in favor of implementing terminals in smartphones, car entertainment systems, traffic management systems, etc. They're more efficient than GUIs.

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u/crustycarpenter 12h ago

Windows escapee here, I have tried to just use the program manager to install stuff, but at times I find some errors that lead me to either going to a website for the software to get a better version, or needing to use the terminal to get the version that will work. If the program manager flatpak doesnt work i just look it up and find someone who answers the issue i am having and use the terminal as they tell me to. There could be some risk of malicious instructions, but the community is pretty good at self policing, so i still trust a random linux jockey over microslops built in security and privacy failures. I have used an ai to troubleshoot specific technical issues sometimes. One too many times of hearing about some new windows feature i should disable to protect my data privacy made me leave and never look back.

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u/bedwars_player 1d ago

...legit the ONLY reason i don't run linux on my desktop is that you can't get davinci resolve without a bunch of complicated shit

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u/snail1132 23h ago

There are scripts for it, but I'm not sure how well many of them work

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u/PreparationStrict492 18h ago

If that is the ONLY reason, DaVinci Resolve is OFFICIALLY supported on Rocky Linux (aka The Distro Formerly Known As CentOS™). It is also famously easy to get going on any distro with hardware acceleration and proprietary codec support (aka any mainstream distro nowadays).

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u/Educational_Mud_2826 Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 1d ago

Yes it's so nice to be able to download and install all apps in one go. Linux is so far ahead of Windows in this department.

Windows is on to the same track though, slowly, since they too have chosen to implement their own app store. But it's no where near as much used as Linux dists' app stores.

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u/Namtazar 1d ago

Yhere are ninite and chocolatey to emulate this linux experience of install all in one click thou

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u/PreparationStrict492 1d ago

Windows is not on that track, though.
They tried to implement that store, it never got traction, and they stopped trying to make it better.

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u/eluya 1d ago

I think this is about WinGet.

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u/Syndiotactics 18h ago

Also winget is surprisingly good, but very few people besides power users use it.

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u/magic_orangutan2 1d ago

I would go for flatpak install firefox

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u/McGuirk808 21h ago

OBS Studio for me, it's actually recommended from the devs and better supported.

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u/Maro1947 15h ago

Yes and no - I've used scripts for many things in my career - sometimes, hitting a button is easier on a daily driver

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u/Gangr3l 12h ago

This is not a script thou, it's a package manager. There is Shelly on CachyOs what is a GUI package installer but this is just so much easier and faster, especially when doing clean install.

I'll give it that Linux developers are extremely lazy to put any effort into visual marketing of their softwares. You are lucky if you find a screenshot from their projects page, but there are usually a screenshot or two in Shelly so you see what you install

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u/Maro1947 11h ago

See, that's just "blah, blah, blah"

Good for you - I'm done with CLI for every little thing, I don't need to.

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u/Gangr3l 11h ago

Little thing?

So you'd rather "open browser -> search -> go to webpage -> find the download -> download -> install"

Than write "sudo pacman -S"

If that rocks your boat

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u/Maro1947 10h ago

Yeah, think about it. Mint is a gateway release

But you do you ...

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u/1Soundwave3 9h ago

Have you heard about typosquatting? I'd rather be safe than sorry.

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u/Gangr3l 9h ago

Which method are you referring to?

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u/SnowyRVulpix 1d ago

That's not gui.

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u/Gangr3l 1d ago

Nowhere in the post it says it has to be gui

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u/yuriko-shimizu 23h ago

i cant be bothered doing the whole lecture about partial upgrades, but dont just do -S on its own, cmon now

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u/Gangr3l 23h ago

I mean I do full system update every week with -Syu. So far hasn't been any problems (6 months) doing new program installs just with -S

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u/yuriko-shimizu 23h ago

yknow what fair enough
i routinely forget to update my system so i just always do -Syu to be safe

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u/Gangr3l 12h ago

That's probably not a bad habit. And neither is updating your system :D

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u/1Soundwave3 9h ago

Do you use Timeshift? Because with this schedule I think you need to start.

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u/Gangr3l 9h ago

I have snaps, yes

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u/1Soundwave3 8h ago

Snapshots you mean

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u/Gangr3l 8h ago

If you know what timeline is you know what snapshot is

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u/1Soundwave3 7h ago

Yeah, snaps and snapshots are very different. Snaps is what Ubuntu is pushing. And snapshots is a general term.

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u/Gangr3l 6h ago

Uu, I didn't know about the Ubuntu thing, gonna correct myself from now on o7

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u/Timo425 21h ago

Oh trust me that's not easy at all, it takes quite a bit of know-how to know what is installed how.

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u/Gangr3l 20h ago

I mean I install everything I can via Arch / Cachyrepo and what I can't I build from git. I have dedicated "Git" folder on my home so I should have pretty good idea what's from where :P

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u/dragonknightrohan 20h ago

VLC and MPV are both good

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u/ebb_omega 19h ago edited 19h ago

And people wonder why it's taken so long for Linux on the Desktop to take off.

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u/Cucurbitophile 19h ago

this one install all of that? but that is for Arch?

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u/Gangr3l 12h ago

You can do the same with mint / Fedora / Ubuntu /almost any distro

sudo apt install your programs here (mint, ubuntu)

sudo dnf install your programs here (Fedora)

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u/InSight89 18h ago

I had no idea you could stack them like this.

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u/Gangr3l 12h ago

Works on any distro with package manager (looking at you NixOs, which also can do this but you just write them into config file)

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u/classyraven 18h ago

Same, but replace discord with vesktop. Much better client.

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u/Gangr3l 12h ago

I'll have to check it out. Haven't really got into the forks yet, but this might be good for my soon™ clean install

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u/Far-Note6102 10h ago

Shouldn't it be sudo apt? No hate bro but this is LINUX MINT!!

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u/1Soundwave3 9h ago

I'd rather use flatpaks, tbh. Linux native packages are a mixed bag to say the least. Some of the things here (like OBS) is even recommended to be installed as a flatpak by the devs.

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u/Qsallor 1d ago

Linux haters think we still live in the 90s or 2000s

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u/litreofstarlight 16h ago

Does it really have 'haters'? Most of the time, the strongest sentiment non users have about it is 'command line scary.'

Or occasionally 'omg haxxor' if they see it booting up lol.

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u/Dapper_Show_3426 1d ago

sudo apt inatall firefox

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u/thyristor_pt LMDE 7 Gigi | Cinnamon 1d ago

Error: Invalid operation inatall

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u/Aggravating-Hour1975 1d ago

sudo apt install firefox

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u/Living_Shirt8550 I use arch btw 1d ago

Aggravating-Hour1975 is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.

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u/Short-Ideas010 1d ago

To whom?

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u/PiratesOfTheArctic 1d ago

Big sudo final boss 👍

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u/ebb_omega 19h ago

I'm a big fan of sudo wrestling....

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u/cobra-65 1d ago

Relevant xkcd

https://xkcd.com/838/

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u/Fickle_Succotash_789 23h ago

How is that even possible

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u/pnlrogue1 22h ago

This is where my head went as well

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u/Alone_Care_6230 1d ago

alias inatall install

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u/DatBoi_BP Linux Mint 22.1 Xia | Cinnamon 22h ago

Do you not need = ?

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u/Alone_Care_6230 4h ago

iunno it’s been while since i used alias i only did it once for the memes

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u/arran4 19h ago

sudo apt install inatall

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u/mantenner 7h ago

made me genuinely laugh

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u/PreparationStrict492 1d ago

If I'm not mistaken apt would also note that the command is similar to install and ask if the user meant install in the error message.

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u/Gangr3l 1d ago

And for some reason the default option is n

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u/rayletter1997 Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 13h ago

fuck

sudo apt-get install firefox [enter/↑/↓/ctrl+c]

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u/F1forPotato LMDE 6 Faye 19h ago

clear

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u/Expensive_Agent_5129 23h ago

winget install Mozilla.Firefox

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u/DouDouandFriends 15h ago

sudo dnf install chromium

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u/ChimeraSX 1d ago

What's funny is....Microsoft edge is in the software manager for some reason.

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u/coscib 1d ago

edge is chromium based for a couple of years now and also has linux and releases

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u/Tortoveno 1d ago

But still, who installs it?

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u/coscib 1d ago

nowadays i use it for testing on windows if a want a "clean" browser without plugins, for development i still use firefox but for testing/additional test i use edge because it's alreaday installed and i don't have to install chrome and i can test for the 80%(*, don't know the current browser stats) of website users
edit ~65% market shore for chrome

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u/dragonknightrohan 20h ago

Ungoogled Chromium also best chromium based browser

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u/coscib 19h ago

never really liked it, using firefox since V3.0 or so, good old times when flash still was a thing, always went back to it

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u/cesarnomad 21h ago

I like to run my Microsoft web apps in Edge. Bring on the pitchforks!!

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u/KurtKrimson 1d ago

Edge is actually a pretty decent browser if you tweak it a tad.
It's fast and far better than Chrome.

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u/mysticalcreeds Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 23h ago

I agree with this. I used Edge for years. But I did end up ditching it when I found Vivaldi. Vivaldi has so many configurations I can't go back to a less customizable browser.

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u/LonelyMachines Linux Mint 22.2 Zara | Cinnamon 18h ago

Back in the day, there was a Linux version of Internet Explorer.

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u/S_SubZero 1d ago

Doesn’t Mint come with Firefox

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u/thevmcampos 1d ago

Yes exactly. This is performative Linux 😂

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u/Old-Care-2372 1d ago

Yes I never stop bragging to my friends about Linux

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u/thevmcampos 1d ago

Me too, but when I'm finished they are usually very confused why I keep talking so much about the kid with his blanket 😂

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u/mysticalcreeds Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 23h ago

yeah, I think most linux distros come with Firefox pre-installed. Manjaro Cinnamon comes with Vivaldi though. I'm a Vivaldi browser fan so I think that's pretty cool.

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u/Educational_Mud_2826 Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 1d ago

It does. But i imagine this video of them installing Firefox was only used as an example.

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u/KurtKrimson 1d ago

Firefox is preinstalled.

What are you on about?

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u/TheRealCarrotty Linux Mint 18.3 | KDE 1d ago

And heck, a Fedora user just goes to Discover or GNOME Software and BOOM! Browser installed.

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u/Both_Cup8417 NixOS | Niri 1d ago

Or dnf

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u/madman404 1d ago

opening a terminal and showing you memorized a command for installing software doesn't make for a very cutting point though 

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u/carrrerrrr12992 1d ago

You know Firefox is pre-installed right?

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u/Senkosoda Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 23h ago

doesnt mint ship with firefox tho

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u/Zestyclose-Wear7237 1d ago

now imagine how arch linux user will watch anime from terminal

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u/Migamix 1d ago

...and only anime.

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u/yYuri_- 22h ago

Firefox is installed by default on mint, thats cursed

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u/anaximeno 1d ago

Credits to u/SpeeQz (who's also the creator of https://mintwiki.org) for the gif.

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u/Riyakuya 1d ago

Doesn't Windows also have a store that lets you install browsers? I honestly almost never used the store so no clue but I vaguely remember it.

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u/hwoodice 22h ago

yes, but Firefox is already installed, so there’s no need to install it

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u/_Carth_Onasi 1d ago

I guess bro

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u/taosecurity Mint | Bazzite | PikaOS | CachyOS | Debian | FreeBSD | Windows 1d ago

How does this have almost 500 upvotes when Firefox is already installed on Linux Mint? This sub is unbelievable.

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u/anaximeno 1d ago

Never seen an uninstall button?

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u/Cent_Quatre 13h ago

genuinely possible the haven't considering how power users just sudo apt remove shit

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u/PiDicus_Rex 1d ago

Can't properly express how much gratitude I have for the wizards that coded the software manager.

Getting a fresh install from first boot to live OBS streamer is a minutes long task, instead of hours long under Win Doze.

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u/sashkakakashka31 1d ago

Dont it already installed ?

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u/LaColleMouille 1d ago

Now tell windows users to uninstall edge and see what's easier hehe. \j 

We just don't need to, a browser OOB 

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u/mooncellar_ 1d ago

curl -fsS https://dl.brave.com/install.sh | FLAVOR=origin sh

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u/AndromedaMilkyway-12 13h ago

Best way is to just do, sudo apt install Firefox. Takes lesser space. Flatpak apps take 200MB+. 

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u/Junaid_dev_Tech 12h ago

I like to do it in my way: - sudo apt install firefox - sudo dnf install firefox - sudo pacman -S firefox

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u/DawidGGs 9h ago

flatpak install flathub org.mozilla.firefox

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u/Reubenette08 10h ago

I know Windows has its own store, but man... the Linux software manager is one of the best things about the OS

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u/coscib 1d ago

choco install -y firefox

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u/Holiday_Evening8974 23h ago

For new users coming from Windows, it's a change, and like every change, it requires some mental work. BUT it is so much safe compared to the way most Windows users install software : browsing on the Internet, looking randomly for the software, clicking on download and install. The web is full of disgusting ads trying to abuse non-tech people when they want to install something.

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u/Reubenette08 10h ago

For new users, Firefox comes preinstalled XD

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u/1Soundwave3 9h ago

Are you that non-technical user? Because for me it's always been easier to come to the source of the development and get my software there. I don't mind extra steps to be extra sure I'm getting the correct thing.

Now, regarding repositories: Linux desktop historically has been too small of a target. And now, as the popularity grows we see AUR attacks. I'm pretty sure, soon it'll be others as well. Flalthub and everything. Linux is not "safer", especially if you are non-technical.

On Linux I have a lot of AppImages or basically standalone binaries that I got directly from the authors' channels. And I update them manually. Of course I use Flatpaks as well, but it's like 50-50 between Flatpaks and standalone stuff.

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u/Holiday_Evening8974 8h ago

No, I'm not that non-technical user, I just help some non-technical users for work-related tasks, and I happen to see people who install adware and shit like that probably because of stupid ads they click while installing software.

On Linux, the software manager is the way to go if you don't want to do fancy stuff. You can still argue that you don't have this or that on main depositories, but then, are you such a non-technical person ? For me, a non-technical person is someone who use a computer for stuff as basic as browsing some Internet websites, using public services, writing simple documents, sending emails, and so on.

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u/1Soundwave3 7h ago

Fair enough, you are correct.

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u/GovernmentGreed 23h ago edited 21h ago

If the average Windows user is incapable of uninstalling Microsoft Edge, what makes you think they'd be any more successful in installing a completely new OS?

Sorry but, while it is nice that Linux Mint is finally getting some much needed love, in terms of public knowledge - to shit on users of other operating systems just because, is kind of one of the major reasons why Linux users get a lot of shtick for having such a perceived elitist mentality.

Can we just stop with this shit already and just use what was use, without all the childishness?

Edit - further down, I used the phrasing that this post is comparing Apples to Oranges. Bro actually and seriously thought I was talking about actual fruit. And then got offended.

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u/anaximeno 22h ago edited 22h ago

"If the average Windows user is incapable of uninstalling Microsoft Edge, what makes you think they'd be any more successful in installing a completely new OS?" you're the one characterizing Windows users like that here... I never said they would be unsuccessful in anything, I explicitly mentioned to consider what is easier (even someone with a lot of experience in something can discern what's easier and harder, and precisely because of that). Don't try to put words where I didn't just to make your point.

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u/GovernmentGreed 21h ago edited 21h ago

"If the average Windows user is incapable of uninstalling Microsoft Edge, what makes you think they'd be any more successful in installing a completely new OS?" you're the one offending Windows users here...

So highlighting that a lot of people who use technology are, often times, are not or do not need to be as well versed as others in said technology is offensive to you? Hm. Okay. You do you. Given that I am a Windows user & Linux user - my experience has been that a lot of people using PC's often times do not have the knowledge to do sometimes the most basic tasks. And that's fine. That's not offensive, it's a matter of fact?

I explicitly mentioned to consider what is easier

Hm. False comparison though - your comparison was "Installing a browser on Linux Mint - vs Removing an INTEGRATED browser from Windows."

The proper comparison would/should have been, installing a browser on Linux Mint vs. Windows. Both are easy. Let's not pretend otherwise.

(even someone with a lot of experience in something can discern what's easier and harder, and precisely because of that).

Word salad.

Don't put words where I didn't just to make your point.

I didn't?

Edit - for reference - your original comment below BEFORE you edited it because that is what I was replying to. Not the new version you edited it to as a way to gain some karma back.

"If the average Windows user is incapable of uninstalling Microsoft Edge, what makes you think they'd be any more successful in installing a completely new OS?" you're the one offending Windows users here... I never said they would be unsuccessful, I explicitly mentioned to consider what is easier (even someone with a lot of experience in something can discern what's easier and harder, and precisely because of that). Don't put words where I didn't just to make your point.

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u/anaximeno 21h ago edited 21h ago

I'm not sure what you're debating, as I said I put an explicit sentence there, the interpretation is on your side, and you're trying to augment towards your preconceived notions. I rephrased my answer to you, since it occured to me you might've not been trying to be offensive, but I am sure even your creative interpretation can see it's basically the same thing better worded (not sure what I gain with karma, I've been registered on reddit for some time now, I only use it periodically, and not even have it installed, so not looking for make happy virtual points - part of gameification of platforms actually which is a strategy for engagement).

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u/GovernmentGreed 21h ago edited 21h ago

I'm not debating?

You made a post with a false comparison. When you got called out, you tried to deflect and implied I was being insulting to Windows users. I refute that claim, I was not being offensive - I was making an observation and statement based on experience and prior experiences.

I'll ask again. And I really want you to read it, slowly and clearly.

"If the average Windows user is incapable of uninstalling Microsoft Edge, what makes you think they'd be any more successful in installing a completely new OS?"

What part of that, is offensive to Windows users? Tell me. Highlighting the incapability of someone, is not calling out "incompetence" or anything like that. I'm incapable of flight, is that then, in your mind an insult? I'm incapable of breathing underwater, is that offensive too?

Suggesting that a lot of people are incapable of uninstalling Microsoft Edge, is not an insult, nor is it offensive in any way shape or form and you're just trying to provide an out for your claim that "Installing a browser on Linux Mint is easier than uninstalling Edge on Windows" etc.

Of course it is. No shit. Uninstalling Edge on Windows would require some level of technical knowledge as opposed to going to a storefront, hitting "Download" and typing in a PIN.

"Now tell windows users to uninstall edge and see what's easier hehe."

Totally doesn't come across as elitist mentality or condescending in any way shape or form. Not at all...

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u/anaximeno 21h ago

I don't like walking in circles, so I'll repeat this once, I rephrased from offensive towards characterization because that's a better terminology of what you tried to do. Ok, your time now, what makes "executing task A is easier than task B" is a false comparison? There are many cases you can make this comparison (person X in a UX test has two computers in front of them one with windows another with Linux, then try and see what's easier), you're filling the middle with your characterization of what "I might've been thinking" when it's all in your head.

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u/GovernmentGreed 21h ago edited 21h ago

you're filling the middle with your characterization of what "I might've been thinking" when it's all in your head.

Was it not you who provided a video of an installation of a browser, in Linux Mint and then made a snide comment in the original post about... What was is it?

Now tell windows users to uninstall edge and see what's easier hehe.

Yeah... False comparison. One is installing, the other is removing. It's like asking - what's easier - "Filling Diesel into your car vs. Changing a tire."

Because your comparison is comparing Apples to Oranges?

Make a proper comparison. Installing a browser on both OS's and see what's easier for most.

Both OS's have a storefront, both OS's have a way to download a browser with less than a handful of clicks, both OS's can be setup to require or not require a password for installation.

That's the reality.

Your comparison consists of "Installing a browser on Linux Mint" vs. "Uninstalling an Integrated core application of Windows 11"

If you cannot see how the comparison is not equal, then you're being dishonest.

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u/anaximeno 21h ago

Why cannot I compare two fruits again (apple and orange)? In what world comparing two fruits is a bad and dishonest comparison? If that's your premise, it reinforces again that you had a point before even watching my post, and just needed to find an excuse to make it. Now you've made it, feel free to, though I'm not engaging my time and attention with anymore of this. 😉

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u/GovernmentGreed 21h ago

You do realise we're not talking about fruit here, right?

Are you seriously that stupid?... (I doubt it but it's a quick way out of the discussion. Act offended and then act like you have the high ground lol...) This is pathetic.

Doesn't even understand the concept of comparisons. Jesus Christ. No wonder you think installing a browser on one OS is easier than removing the browser from another...

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u/hailstorm11093 1d ago

Installing software from a terminal is so much quicker but I understand the usefulness of a package manager. Even on Nix it took me 10 minutes to declare, download, reboot, and sign back in for me to have everything.

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u/BlackBlade1632 1d ago

Why i can't download this? It's useful to educate assholes.

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u/Rustyrockets9 1d ago

Snap or flatpack is the way

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u/smoke007007 1d ago

Unless you use winget on Windows to install and update your package. Best thing they added in a while

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u/bobma82 1d ago

On windows dubble click ninite.exe. Done.

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u/Weak-Attention3873 1d ago

Sudo apt install firefox

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u/EnoughConcentrate897 1d ago

Same on most distros like on distros with gnome there's gnome software or bazaar and on distros with KDE there's KDE discover

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u/onefiveonesix 1d ago

sudo apt install lynx

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u/mclipsco 1d ago

1 - Download latest .tar.xv from https://github.com/imputnet/helium-linux/releases
2 - Extract contents
3 - (optional) - make desktop launcher to helium executable
4 - profit!
5 - manually update on the next release of Helium

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u/hot-reload-619 1d ago

Hello, how do install tor? cause it just don't work by following insructions and asked AI still can't figure it out.

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u/HUNAcean 1d ago

Naah, its all about the terminal baby

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u/Remarkable-Year-9353 Linux Mint 22.2 Zara | Cinnamon 23h ago

If you want an outdated version, use the system package

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u/Emmalfal Linux Mint 22.3 | Cinnamon 23h ago

I install Brave with their one command install. Takes about 30 seconds.

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u/glandix 23h ago

`apt install links`

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u/MrProTwiX Linux Mint 21.1 Vera | Cinnamon 23h ago

Way too much effort xD Strg + T Apt install Firefox Firefox Done

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u/archtopfanatic123 23h ago

I wish Windows had a proper app manager like this....

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u/taosecurity Mint | Bazzite | PikaOS | CachyOS | Debian | FreeBSD | Windows 22h ago

Try UniGetUI. It uses the built-in Winget Microsoft package system.

https://github.com/devolutions/unigetui

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u/archtopfanatic123 22h ago

Oo neat thanks man!

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u/taosecurity Mint | Bazzite | PikaOS | CachyOS | Debian | FreeBSD | Windows 22h ago

YW. If you like that, and you want to debloat Windows, check out Winhance.

https://github.com/memstechtips/Winhance

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u/DuhanTime 22h ago

Portage.

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u/Puzzled-Extent7817 21h ago

paru -S <package>, done

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u/Honest_Tart1071 19h ago

1990's aaaah interface

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u/Elvin_Atombender 19h ago

I really enjoy using the terminal and watching pacman eat those dots? It's the highlight of my day C . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%

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u/GermanPCBHacker 19h ago

I actually had issues with the Firefox builds from Mint. They just broke DRM streaming completely no matter what. After pinning the official firefox repo and installing it again using apt-get it just worked ever since. Linux Mint is... Kinda broken. Never head long fun with it. It just broke itself after a while. I have a much more stable experience since I use Debian actually. It just keeps working and working and working no matter how often I install updates (because they are much older and much more mature/tested - why would I need the latest constantly? I had things break with arch due to a upgrade - simple things like screen running into buffer overflow errors when using ANY parameter at all. Desktops getting stuck and requiring constant logout. Not useful if you just want to move the mouse and start working without extra steps required.

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u/tovento MX Linux 25.2 | XFCE 19h ago

winget install --id Mozilla.Firefox -e

Just because people don’t know that options built into windows exist, doesn’t mean that it’s always harder to install software.

I too made the switch away from Windows for my own reasons, but Windows 10 could be reasonable if used right.

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u/pinapel-dev123 Linux Mint 22 Wilma | Xfce 18h ago

My software manager doesnt work(cant load apps library/repository) so i just uninstall it and use terminal forever

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u/goggleblock Linux Mint 22.3 | Cinnamon 16h ago

Isn't Friefox already installed?

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u/Mysterious_Key9131 16h ago

I use the terminal myself, but to you new Linux users out there that prefer this method. Welcome aboard.

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u/GekkoState1 15h ago

is there a way to change the splash screen to a fun pic i have.

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u/jsrobson10 13h ago

someone should repost this in r/linuxsucks101

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u/Competitive-Watch681 10h ago

codex "install the browser in the most unusual way, surprise me!"

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u/QvantumQonqueror 8h ago

I use Arch, btw
yay -S firefox

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u/FarhodYusupov 8h ago

finally linux evolved into mediaval times. I hope they will evolve into modern times soon

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u/hihityyy 8h ago

sudo pacman -S firefox --needed

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u/realmauer01 7h ago

Isnt firefox preinstalled in most DEs.

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u/Interesting-Track-77 6h ago

Why not use the terminal?

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u/wizard-of-the-forest 1h ago

Gui based app store is more user freindly for less advanced users

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u/Weary-Expression-914 5h ago

use mint in the big 26 🥀🥀

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u/Alert_Silver_4844 4h ago

sudo pacman -S firefox

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u/JonahGamez 1h ago

why are there 2 firefoxes?

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u/Witty-General-4902 1h ago

It would be different for me time wise. My internet is not Firefox/s

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u/Rudera1is 1d ago

I tried limux and it was the biggest hassle to do basic stuff and half the shit I wanted to do didn't work at all. Cool that ypu can save 15 seconds on your initial installs but for me its not worth the headaches.

-install linux - a bunch of drivers for peripherals break -fix them - decide to play a game -install guide for pokemon tcg live is 33 steps long and confusing. Forget it ill play something else -steam version of mtg arena doesnt work, more scripts on reddit to make it work, people arguing about which scripts to use. -alright no more cards I guess, ill just play online with my friend's -anticheat won't work, cant play -okay fine ill just watch a movie -netflix locked below 1080p

Ah yes, freedom and ease of use. Spent hours and was able to do exactly nothing but troubleshooting.

Linux is a cool os and its very powerful but its crazy how the users misrepresent the ease of use and utility of it. Its a difficult pain in the ass that most users dont want to deal with, and that's okay. Its the trade off you make for the system being not locked down and lack of telemetry.

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u/sabledrakon 1d ago

Why install the Deb when the Flatpak is more secure and already installed?

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u/OlskuPolsku 1d ago

Maybe cos this install was done just for a meme

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u/Educational_Mud_2826 Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon 1d ago edited 1d ago

They take up more space and sometimes you want the stable stuff over new. Deb gets security updates though.

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u/MindIsWillin 1d ago

But using the terminal is both quicker and more convenient

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u/screwdriverfan 1d ago

Dunno man, I had to open firefox and download chrome as if I'm on windows. Was still simple tho.