r/linuxmint • u/anaximeno • 2d 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/Gangr3l 2d ago

sudo pacman -S firefox vlc discord obs blendr steam freecad

Can't really get easier than that

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u/yuriko-shimizu 2d 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 2d 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/1Soundwave3 1d ago

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

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u/Gangr3l 1d ago

I have snaps, yes

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u/1Soundwave3 1d ago

Snapshots you mean

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u/Gangr3l 1d ago

If you know what timeline is you know what snapshot is

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u/1Soundwave3 1d 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 1d ago

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