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●● It’s 2022 and Installing Software in GNU/Linux Has Never Been Easier

Posted in GNU/Linux, KDE at 10:58 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Video download link | md5sum Installing Software in KDE Neon Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0

http://techrights.org/videos/kde-neon-discover.webm

Summary: GNU/Linux is easy to use and extend; the above demonstrates how new software gets installed, removed, and updated in KDE Neon

THE ability to install Free software of one’s choice without providing credit card details etc. is something Apple and Microsoft can only envy.

“When it comes to managing software packages, GNU/Linux is in some sense better and more robust than what Apple and Microsoft provide.”

We in the GNU/Linux world have long enjoyed the freedom to install tens of thousands of packages, only a click or two away. There’s no need for the command line (unless one insists on using it) and even some proprietary software is suitably prepackaged for many distros. There are numerous packaging methods that have made this possible.

The above shows an experimental distro (KDE Neon, which targets enthusiasts wishing to always use the latest and greatest, at risk of instability). I seem to have stress-tested it a little too much, so there was an error when attempting to retrieve previews of new fonts.

When it comes to managing software packages, GNU/Linux is in some sense better and more robust than what Apple and Microsoft provide. It’s also a lot more secure. In some distros it’s already simplified to the level of “app” mentality (like Android and iOS). █

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