• Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    12 hours ago

    I’ve been on Linux desktop for well over 23 years now

    For the apst 21 years I’ve used

    apt-get install PACKAGE and everything gets downloaded and installed automatically and updated automatically

    So hard, much difficult

    • fruitcantfly@programming.dev
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      5 hours ago

      If the subset of software available in the Debian package repository includes all the software you ever need, or if you are OK with potentially waiting years to have missing software added, and if you are OK with what are likely outdated versions of that software, then yes, all you need is apt-get install.

      But, personally, I don’t think I’ve had a Linux install that didn’t include software installed from other sources

    • BradleyUffner@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      Sometimes knowing what the actual package name is without some kind of browser or being told what it is explicitly can be a challenge, but that really is the only hard part.