▲ 85 ▼ Why don't more people use desktop Linux? I have a theory you might not like (www.zdnet.com) submitted 3 years ago by Nicbudd@beehaw.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml 189 comments fedilink hide all child comments I'm curious to hear thoughts on this. I agree for the most part, I just wish people would see the benefit of choice and be brave enough to try it out.
[+] blkpws@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) Look, I just ran into another example. SimpleX just released a desktop version. Only they only offer a .deb file. Go to search for how to install this on Fedora. I have to install a whole other program just to install this program. How do I install that program? Straight to the CLI with you. The Windows version is a .exe so all I had to do is download it and click it and it literally just installs itself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Are you sure? I thought the "desktop version" of simplex was currently just a cli program for windows too. Have you tried it? I just checked their site and don't see anything about a non-cli desktop client still. permalink fedilink source parent [–] vaidooryam@mastodon.sdf.org 0 points 3 years ago @blkpws for me i have to download binaries from website or their git repo. Ubuntu store either dont have them or is stuck in an ond version. Recently installed a snap on my colleagues pc which was released in 2018. Thats 5 years old. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 years ago Nope. Not true. You are definitely not seeing this clearly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago* (1 child) Look, I just ran into another example. SimpleX just released a desktop version. Only they only offer a .deb file. Go to search for how to install this on Fedora. I have to install a whole other program just to install this program. How do I install that program? Straight to the CLI with you. The Windows version is a .exe so all I had to do is download it and click it and it literally just installs itself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Are you sure? I thought the "desktop version" of simplex was currently just a cli program for windows too. Have you tried it? I just checked their site and don't see anything about a non-cli desktop client still. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 1 point 3 years ago Are you sure? I thought the "desktop version" of simplex was currently just a cli program for windows too. Have you tried it? I just checked their site and don't see anything about a non-cli desktop client still. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaidooryam@mastodon.sdf.org 0 points 3 years ago @blkpws for me i have to download binaries from website or their git repo. Ubuntu store either dont have them or is stuck in an ond version. Recently installed a snap on my colleagues pc which was released in 2018. Thats 5 years old. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 years ago Nope. Not true. You are definitely not seeing this clearly. permalink fedilink source parent