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Before switching to Linux I used to think: "Linux users really use the terminal to install apps?? So archaic". Now I can't be more grateful of being able to install everything from the terminal.
And all in one place, for nearly every app. No figuring out where app X hides its self updater or whether I need to use the help menu or just go straight to the webpage for a download.
I can't even bring myself to use the gui update tools on distros that have them. It just feels like doing anything with extra weight strapped on to every limb.
The Update tool in Mint is actually pretty sweet because it checks and updates apt and flatpak all in one go
Nobara has a similar tool. Now when i see the package manager's update icon in the tray, I just hit the update script instead.
I'm on Fedora Silverblue (via uBlue), get the best of both worlds which is quite nice - I run
just updatein a terminal and it updates the system image (and anyrpm-ostreeoverrides), updates all Flatpaks, and then for all of my Distrobox containers it runs that distro's package manager update command.Never got a chance to use Mint's update tool, and was only on Nobara for a couple of days, so its been nice to finally be able to experience a nice "all-in-one updater".
Opensuse and a couple other distros I tested can do this too right out of the notification panel which is thankfully easy enough for my parents and grandparents. I still end up using the "quake style terminal" most of the time and just flatpak through the notification sometimes.
Almost every time I use Windows, i hit F12 to try and pull down Yakuake to do something quick, and I get annoyed every time. Now that i'm more comfortable with it, the terminal is just better for a lot of things.
mice spread covid
It took me nearly 5 mins to get that joke. Damn you!
The person who downvoted still doesn't get the joke
Not everyone is prepared to work that one out I suppose. I would have written „bacteria“. That would rule out being a bot/troll imho.
some people have high natural immunity to (my) "humour" :)
Pamac on Manjaro is great even without using the terminal. Pretty simple and solid GUI everything considered