Comment on Despite tech-savvy reputation, Gen Z falls behind in keyboard typing skills
hddsx@lemmy.ca 1 week agoIt’s a different paradigm for windows users. “Why won’t this exe/msi install on my computer?”
But also, once you realize the unlimited potential to customize it’s pretty special. I, for one, hate using anything without a tiling windows manager.
someguy3@lemmy.world 1 week ago
So how do you install things?
hddsx@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Red hat based? Install the RPM. Debian based? Install the deb, generally? Install from the repository. You can also install from source if you’d like
someguy3@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I don’t know what any of that means.
FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You don’t generally download the file like you would an exe or MSI on windows. Rather you enter a command line that tells Linux to connect to the repository (like an app store) of that particular type of Linux, pull the latest installation file and install it.
You can still download the file and install it directly, but it’s not a straightforward double click like on windows.
bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 1 week ago
Well yeah this is like asking an oboe player how they control pitch, and they respond “different embouchure is the universal way to do it, but adjusting the reed is the best way”
Go look it up if you don’t know what the terms mean
Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 week ago
Install app from native app store of chosen Linux distrobution.
hddsx@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
Look in the OS provided “App Store” first - GUI or not, your choice.
Can’t find what you’re looking for? Look for a TRUSTED alternative App Store source. Then check the App Store again.
Still can’t find it? Look to see if there is a package available that your OS can recognize (different based on what flavor of Linux you’re running)
Still can’t find it? See if you can find the code to build the dang thing yourself.