• GustavoM@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    “But can Linux install things via a single .exe file? HAHAH EAT IT NERD!”

    - 10’ish years ago past me, before discovering the magical wonders of the package manager

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      1 year ago

      I found since people are used to app stores, I’ve had a much easier time convincing people to try out Linux. My mom even said that she always wished her windows PC had a proper app store.

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        1 year ago

        I think it’s still important to explain the key difference between an “app store” and a package repository: the latter isn’t a “store” because everything is free.