▲ 31 ▼ Uget download manager; this elderly still works like the best (programming.dev) submitted 2 years ago by idiocy@programming.dev to c/linux@lemmy.ml 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] GustavoM@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (3 children) Nah, wget is the best. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago the legit question then is why isn't uget relying on wget permalink fedilink source parent [+] idiocy@programming.dev [S] 1 point 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] idiocy@programming.dev [S] -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) Thats a CLI program... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) And...? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Frato@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Hey, i wanted to ask that! permalink fedilink source parent [–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is Linux, what did you expect? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Schmeckinger@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago* (2 children) This is exactly what I expected and that isn't a good thing to increase market share. The answer to how often the average end user opens a terminal is "no". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Frato@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* ... and that is why the average user stays an average user. permalink fedilink source parent [–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago that's arguable, if there is a "market share" increase but users are not actually empowered nor use solutions that improve the situation for us all, e.g privacy, then what is even the point of such an increase? I'm not saying everybody installing Linux for the first time should rely on the command line but IMHO being afraid or averse to it is not actually helpful for a deeper understanding and thus improving the situation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago the legit question then is why isn't uget relying on wget permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idiocy@programming.dev [S] -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) Thats a CLI program... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) And...? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Frato@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Hey, i wanted to ask that! permalink fedilink source parent [–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is Linux, what did you expect? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Schmeckinger@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago* (2 children) This is exactly what I expected and that isn't a good thing to increase market share. The answer to how often the average end user opens a terminal is "no". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Frato@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* ... and that is why the average user stays an average user. permalink fedilink source parent [–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago that's arguable, if there is a "market share" increase but users are not actually empowered nor use solutions that improve the situation for us all, e.g privacy, then what is even the point of such an increase? I'm not saying everybody installing Linux for the first time should rely on the command line but IMHO being afraid or averse to it is not actually helpful for a deeper understanding and thus improving the situation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) And...? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Frato@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago Hey, i wanted to ask that! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is Linux, what did you expect? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Schmeckinger@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago* (2 children) This is exactly what I expected and that isn't a good thing to increase market share. The answer to how often the average end user opens a terminal is "no". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Frato@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* ... and that is why the average user stays an average user. permalink fedilink source parent [–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago that's arguable, if there is a "market share" increase but users are not actually empowered nor use solutions that improve the situation for us all, e.g privacy, then what is even the point of such an increase? I'm not saying everybody installing Linux for the first time should rely on the command line but IMHO being afraid or averse to it is not actually helpful for a deeper understanding and thus improving the situation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Schmeckinger@feddit.de 1 point 2 years ago* (2 children) This is exactly what I expected and that isn't a good thing to increase market share. The answer to how often the average end user opens a terminal is "no". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Frato@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* ... and that is why the average user stays an average user. permalink fedilink source parent [–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago that's arguable, if there is a "market share" increase but users are not actually empowered nor use solutions that improve the situation for us all, e.g privacy, then what is even the point of such an increase? I'm not saying everybody installing Linux for the first time should rely on the command line but IMHO being afraid or averse to it is not actually helpful for a deeper understanding and thus improving the situation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Frato@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago* ... and that is why the average user stays an average user. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago that's arguable, if there is a "market share" increase but users are not actually empowered nor use solutions that improve the situation for us all, e.g privacy, then what is even the point of such an increase? I'm not saying everybody installing Linux for the first time should rely on the command line but IMHO being afraid or averse to it is not actually helpful for a deeper understanding and thus improving the situation. permalink fedilink source parent