Install software on Windows: >software files go into C:\Program Files\Software >user files go into C:\Users\You
Install software on Linux or MacOS: >some files go into /bin/ >some files go into /etc/ >some files go into /opt/ >some files go into /usr/bin/ >some files go into /usr/share/ >some files go into /usr/lib/ >some files go into /usr/local/ >some files go into /usr/local/bin/ >some files go into /usr/local/share/ >some files go into /usr/local/games/ >some files go into /var/ >some files go into /opt/ >some files take on a life of their own and make an underground colony
Install software on Windows >go to program website >get tricked with a misspelling or something, download malware laced executable >run malwarebytes,fail to remove malware, reinstall >go to correct website >next, accept, next, uncheck adware toolbar, next >finally program is installed
Install software on Linux: >sudo apt install program
Landon Diaz
This is one of the things I hate about UNIX and -likes. The FHS is fucking obsolete but nobody dares to change it.
>get tricked with a misspelling or something, download malware laced executable
how does it feel to be retarded?
Angel Parker
updating software on linux >it does it automatically updating software on windows >have to spend time checking if all your programs need to be updated by visiting the website you got it from
Thomas Parker
i don't care about internal files you're usually not going to see as a user going everywhere but what i do care about is the config files/other user-relevant files getting fucking scattered across your home, ~/.config, ~/.local, /usr/local and a half-dozen other folders. Standardize this fucking bullshit.
Hunter Martin
Don't worry user, every program can just create its own service which will constantly poll for updates in the background. Problem solved.
Carter James
>>get tricked >mactoddler can't even read a few letters before .com
>some files take on a life of their own and make an underground colony kek
Caleb Thompson
this used to be true. But now you have to look in 3 places for programs. 32 bit directory. 64 bit directory. app data directory (even though you are not supposed to, I see entire programs are being installed there)
Luke Sullivan
Happened to me once. Didn't remember the domain for firefox. Clicked a link that was a whole sale copy and paste of the real site. It was the top result on Google at the time as well.
Chase Ortiz
look at those fonts... sexy af
Jack Taylor
>gatekeeper gets to decide what programs you can install on your computer >don't know what the fuck they decided to name the application, have to go on some Q&A site to find the name.
a) You can install software outside of your package manager. It just a convenient way for most of the software you ever need. b) Package managers have a search function. If you are able to use a search engine to find a program's website, you'll be able to find a package's name. Also it's the exception, not the rule, for a package to have an obscure name. In most cases it's just the program's name in lowercase letters.
Anthony Allen
OP except you forgot the hundreds of places the programs go in registry. At least on Unix-like it's obvious where a directory is.
Adrian Wood
you technically can but most of the time there will be nothing for you to install and you have to build from source.
Asher Murphy
>Linux brainlets click on malware
Lucas Bennett
Many devs nowadays provide ways for Linux users to install their software, even if it's not in the official repos. Compiling yourself is only needed for more obscure programs or when you want the absolute newest version of something.
Brandon Wilson
> man hier You can thank me later
Christopher Flores
What about >C:\ProgramData\ >C:\Users\Public >C:\Users\Default >C:\Users\X\AppData
Not to mention programs install in >C:\Users\X and your Documents folder, and some fucking just dump everything in a root level folder they create.
Although yes, Mac is 100x worse because brew literally just dumps shit in /usr/local/bin and chowns it to one user completely breaking multi user systems. What a fucking broken OS.
Linux actually makes sense /bin is just the bare minimum programs needed to mount /usr sbin is just for root applications /usr/(s)bin is for your package manager /usr/local/bin is for things you install yourself /etc is for configuration /lib is for data /var is just for data that changes /opt is kinda like a containment zone for shit applications that are too stupid to follow the above rule
makes so much sense once you take 5 minutes to understand it. Windows only SEEMS simpler because they obscure most of this shit from you as you think its all just in \Program Files a typical windows program will dump shit in 4 different hidden system folders and fuck up your registry all of which isn't removed when you uninstall it of course.
Alexander Peterson
>Don't be retarded and only download from reputable sources >Compare checksum just to be sure >You can even install a package manager that does virtually the same shit as apt/yum/fagman/yast
I can already tell that you're a falseflagging FagOS toddler
I run GNU/Linux on my phone (yes, real GNU with systemd and everything, Sailfish not Android), Desktop (ok, dual boot with Wangblows 10 for increasingly small amounts of games), and Thinkpad.
Why a "mactoddler" would shill GNU/Linux package managers is beyond me.
