• phx@lemmy.ca
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    Try command line?

    dpkg -i /path/to/package.deb

    That’s likely an app just not installed by default for GUI

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      1 year ago

      Correct, but new users don’t want to need the command line for something as simple as installing packages.

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        New users probably shouldn’t be installing .debs, especially if they don’t know about terminal commands. I’ve seen so many fucked up systems from people treating Linux as Windows, as in installing everything by searching for stuff on their browser, downloading an installer and installing that.

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          In other words, you’ve seen fucked up systems because people treat their Linux system like literally every non-Linux system they’ve used.

          Which is a Linux problem, not a user problem.

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            No, it’s a user problem on both OS’s. Installing random shit from untrustworthy sources is a much more likely source of infection that a zero-day, network-based exploit, etc

            Not every OS allows you to simply click on a random installer/eventually (maybe enter a password) and get owned. IOS on phones doesn’t. Android requires you enable untrusted sources.

            It sounds like not including a GUI app by default to click-install random packages (outside the package manager) is the extra step for various Linux distros. That’s not a problem, that’s a good idea.

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              • Random shit
              • Untrustworthy

              So github is untrustworthy now.

              And again you’re arguing in favor of walled gardens. Fucking hypocritical imbeciles. Anything to keep your precious fucking OS free from criticism, right?

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                Github is untrustworthy, anyone can put anything on there. It is up to the end user to determine if a project is safe to use or not.

                The default repos for Debain on the other hand are filled only with software that has been checked by at least one competent person, making them inherently safe.

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                  But I thought the open nature of open source meant it was safe because someone has checked all code everywhere!

                  This shit has become tedious.