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I wish there was a right click install button for deb files (programming.dev)
submitted 1 day ago by RommieDroid@programming.dev to c/linux@programming.dev
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I know it's not that hard $ dpkg -i but opening the terminal gives normies an aneurysm and thanks to the crazy gatekeeping gen alpha doesn't know what a file type is now.

I use Ubuntu btw. Personally, the App store's on Linux confused me a ton, setting up Flatpak and some other package repositories. I much preferred the windows way, shocker, with just downloading and double-click the exe file.

Do I have to make a pull request myself to get this done, or what is the debate on this?

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[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Well, NixOS is mostly for enthusiasts and it's very much the opposite of beginner friendly.

The idea is that you configure your system in a configuration file, then run a command that makes your system match exactly what you configured.

So instead of apt install or similar you just add the package to your config, run a single command to rebuild the system and you're done.

Which also means you're mostly on your own, most guides for other distros don't work and the documentation on how to do the things in NixOS are very incomplete. It's nice and fun, but definitely not for an average user.