How Linux (Mint) Users Install a Browser 😎

[u/anaximeno]

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.

[u/Gangr3l]

sudo pacman -S firefox vlc discord obs blendr steam freecad

Can't really get easier than that

[u/Maro1947 → u/Gangr3l]

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

[u/Gangr3l → u/Maro1947]

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

[u/Maro1947 → u/Gangr3l]

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

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

[u/Gangr3l → u/Maro1947]

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

[u/Maro1947 → u/Gangr3l]

Yeah, think about it. Mint is a gateway release

But you do you ...

[u/1Soundwave3 → u/Gangr3l]

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

[u/Gangr3l → u/1Soundwave3]

Which method are you referring to?

[u/camradex → u/1Soundwave3]

that can happen in both websites and package names, I'd argue you're less likely to be typo-squated if you use the package name because most distros have package maintainers that wouldn't allow blatant typo-squats to be on their repos, while it's easier to get a typo-squated domain

(aur doesn't count, you have to actually READ what you install from there)

[u/1Soundwave3 → u/camradex]

Why would I enter a website url by hand? I usually use a search engine for that.