Re: Un-bunch-u!

On Sat, 11 May 2024 00:31:37 +0000, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On 10 May 2024 12:09:35 GMT, Andrzej Matuch wrote:
 

For me, winget is where it's at (command-line, similar to apt).

 
Yes, Microsoft’s tragic attempt to create something that is supposed to
look like a “package installer”, only it doesn’t quite work that way.
 
<https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/discussions/933>
 
Doesn’t work on the trainwreck that is Windows-on-ARM. Doesn’t
interoperate with Nuget, Chocolatey, Scoop, Ninite ... what else is new
this week?

Well, I still prefer using it than downloading everything I need by
venturing onto the web with a fresh install. At least through winget, I
can get something up and running without risking going onto a website
other than the one which truly hosts the software I'm looking for.

When I first installed Linux in the mid to late 90s, I had no idea a
command-line package manager even existed. I used to just use Synpatic for
everything (which is pretty awful). I only discovered the command line
installation utility because I eventually wanted to turn some Pentium 60
laptop I inherited from my brother into something useful. It didn't have a
CD-ROM drive and I didn't want to buy one, so I opted to just use its
floppy disk drive to install Debian. I then turned that thing into a
server I could connect to from work, where Internet connectivity was
limited but Telnet worked fine, to use a command-line ICQ utility which
would allow me to talk to my friends. That was actually when I fell in
love with Linux. I was ready to make it my exclusive operating system, but
it always managed to fall short _somewhere_.

This is actually the first computer on which it runs reliably. Had I known
that I would eventually find success with it, I wouldn't have invested so
much money into the movies I bought. I could very easily sacrifice playing
some AAA games to use Linux, but I need access to those movies since I use
them with my students.