Ah, that’s actually what I was thinking of in my previous comment
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For sure and I agree that should be enough but the average person is not good with computers and they don’t want to learn. They won’t understand the nuances of different distributions of Linux. Like try explaining the difference between a .deb, a .tar.gz, and a .rpm to a person who’s already hésitent about using Linux. Flatpak solves that by just having one download that any Linux install can use
Oh 100% but have you tried to explain how to use one to a computer novice? Like yes, the answer is usually “they should just…” but novice users will never. With flatpak, they get an experience similar to how MacOS works and a bit like how .exes work and it Just Works™️
Edit: like I’ve had trouble showing people how to use the GNOME App Store which could not be any more simple. Anyone who has been convinced to install Linux already feels way out of their element so making everything feel as natural as possible is essential (and I mean, flatpaks are awesome anyway)
I love installing things from the CLI and prefer to only do it that way but Linux needs a single click install method for applications if it’s ever going to become a mainstream OS. The average person just wants to Google a program, hit download and install. If not that then they want to use a mobile-like App Store.
Flatpak is kind of perfect at achieving both those things
Assuming he didn’t do it (he didn’t), he’s taking the fall for a saint so that’s saintly on its own imo
NotSteve_@lemmy.cato News@lemmy.world•'World's largest' time capsule opened in Nebraska 50 years later7·2 days agoare you sure we can afford this house, it’s 75 whole dollars!
For real though, my friend lived in the two bedroom upstairs apartment of a former single family house for about $2000 CAD a month and when browsing old newspapers online, I saw that the house was selling for the modern equivalent of $250k CAD in 1980. This is a SFH in the downtown area of what is now a 1.5m metro area… the house would sell for >$1m now
It’s been a while since I installed arch manually, but wouldn’t that only help you understand a bit on disk partitioning and some basic commands like copying files/chrooting? You generally learn that stuff the first time your install breaks on any distro
NotSteve_@lemmy.cato Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Are you learning another language? How far along are you?3·6 days agoYeah… I wasn’t actually learning a whole lot. I live right across the river from Quebec though so I’m hoping to move over there to immerse myself in French a lot more.
I’ve always been bitter because my whole Dad’s side of the family is Francophone but never bothered to speak the language with me :(
NotSteve_@lemmy.cato Canada@lemmy.ca•Wheat and corn crops in Canada's Prairies, U.S. Midwest could see biggest losses due to climate change2·7 days agoMy celiac-ass should not have gotten excited about that sentence. For real though that doesn’t sound good
Ottawa desperately needs one of these. Centretown is completely owned by Loblaws
NotSteve_@lemmy.cato Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Are you learning another language? How far along are you?12·8 days agoI just gave up Duolingo at 1770 days for French which hurt to do. I was mostly just maintaining a streak at this point and with the news of them using AI to replace their employees (even if they retracted it), I decided to quit.
I’ve switched to Babbel now which has been really good so far
NotSteve_@lemmy.cato Canada@lemmy.ca•Ontario and Nova Scotia say they won’t follow Alberta in buying U.S. alcohol again3·8 days agoDefinitely not sourced but I think there was some assumption that was because the feds told him to hold off
NotSteve_@lemmy.cato Canada@lemmy.ca•Ontario and Nova Scotia say they won’t follow Alberta in buying U.S. alcohol again12·8 days agoYeah I absolutely despise Doug but he’s (somehow) a master at images. He, unlike PP, knows that Canadians/Ontarians are in elbows up mode so that’s the role he’s going to play since it really costs him nothing. If Ontario decided tomorrow that they actually love Trump, then he’d be Trump’s best friend in the world
NotSteve_@lemmy.cato News@lemmy.world•Trump threatens to cut off New York City funds if Mamdani ‘doesn’t behave’5·9 days agoFair point. I wouldn’t want to subject anyone to that
NotSteve_@lemmy.cato News@lemmy.world•Trump threatens to cut off New York City funds if Mamdani ‘doesn’t behave’30·9 days agoNew York should just become Southern Ontario
NotSteve_@lemmy.caOPto World News@lemmy.world•Trump says he's ending 'all discussions on trade with Canada' effective immediatelyEnglish11·10 days agoRight? They have a terrible rep but they’re pretty fair in my experience. The only time I’ve angered one was when I stepped too close to take a picture of her babies and she did this grass filled mouth hiss at me like a cat. Which to be fair, is fair
NotSteve_@lemmy.caOPto World News@lemmy.world•Trump says he's ending 'all discussions on trade with Canada' effective immediatelyEnglish9·11 days agoYeah I kind of believe that NA would work better as a bunch of smaller countries in an agreement similar to the EU. I say that as a Canadian who’s politics aren’t as much a dumpster fire too
NotSteve_@lemmy.caOPto World News@lemmy.world•Trump says he's ending 'all discussions on trade with Canada' effective immediatelyEnglish5·11 days agoHe’s just trying to get our CDN back to an equal level with USD :)
NotSteve_@lemmy.caOPto World News@lemmy.world•Trump says he's ending 'all discussions on trade with Canada' effective immediatelyEnglish49·11 days agoI feel like that’s probably our nuclear option and we’re holding out for now since it’s likely Trump chickens out again
I really hate living in Ontario sometimes… it really seems like we should be better than this