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apt-get, bitches.And don’t forget to close the door on the way out!
You misspelled
pacmanI always thought apt and apt-get is the same thing so why type more when you can less?
But then again, I’m a linux noob that only uses distros like Ubuntu.
I also like the software center thing in Ubuntu because of GUI and… um… why do I see a bunch of people with pitchforks?
apt is a newer tool that combines the functionality of apt-get and apt-cache. It’s not as backwards compatible but has a nicer more human readable output
The correct way wouldn’t be on windows I can tell you that
$ flatpak install app/org.mozilla.Firefox 😎
“I used Firefox to download Firefox” - Thanos
yay -S firefox
Imagine using Windows 😤😤
$ Flatpak install Firefox
Downvote for using Windows.
I want to downvote and upvote this comment at the same time
Well shit, now there’s nothing left for Edge to do.
sudo zypper in firefoxFirefox is installed by default on my Linux distro, though
If you have Ubuntu though you still gotta uninstall the snap version of Firefox and switch it to the deb version
or enable flatpaks >:)
But still remove the snap version.
I always forget about winget
Is winget installed by default on Windows now?
Legit me past week, had a misshap and had to reinstall windows, didn’t want the millions of installers so I just everything via winget
Is this something everyone should know to do? Or just style points for programmers?
More like sysadmins not programmers. I’ve met plenty of programmers that write brilliant code, but don’t know how to manage computers very well.
Gotcha. I don’t know the difference between all the techy jobs, you all just do various forms of magic to my muggle brain.
You don’t have to know it, but it’s a good thing to know!
It’s actually easier than the other way once you learn how to use it (looking through search results to make sure it’s the official link, clicking through installers, having to think about updates, etc. vs. just opening a terminal and typing
winget install whatever).But the terminal intimidates people. So I expect this will mainly be used as an optional “tech tip” sort of thing.
using winget is a much safer and faster way to install new software. yes command prompt seems intimidating but it’s super easy, you don’t need 1337 hack0rz skillz to use it
Do you know why there are multiple packages named similar to the original ones? For example there are multiple Vim packages in the winget repository which makes it confusing.
You don’t have to know how to do it unless you want to install Firefox on Windows without ever having to open Edge. In that case, this is one way to do it.
