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Why don't more people use desktop Linux? I have a theory you might not like (www.zdnet.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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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.

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[–] 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.

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  • [–] 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.

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