0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoI don't...sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square215fedilinkarrow-up1385arrow-down188
arrow-up1297arrow-down1imageI don't...sh.itjust.works0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square215fedilink
minus-squareKrafty Kactus@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36arrow-down2·2 years agoPlus, developers can create their own repositories that can then be used on any distro.
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoDevelopers are exceptionally bad at packaging software though.
minus-squareKrafty Kactus@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoStill better than developers providing .tar.gz files or hosting an apt repo.
minus-squaretaladar@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoDepends, at least with the APT repo there is a chance they used lintian to avoid the worst mistakes.
minus-squareeskimofry@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoSo having 1 packaging format that works across distros is good.
Plus, developers can create their own repositories that can then be used on any distro.
Developers are exceptionally bad at packaging software though.
Still better than developers providing .tar.gz files or hosting an apt repo.
Depends, at least with the APT repo there is a chance they used lintian to avoid the worst mistakes.
So having 1 packaging format that works across distros is good.