alt Hacker NewsWhich is why package managers with well-maintained repositories are the civilized solution to software disruption. Unfortunately the Linux world has been dedicating a lot of energy to making Windows-style "download and run the exe" possible on Linux.
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nubinetwork • today at 3:52 AM
I've heard this time and time again from new Linux users: "I don't want to learn the command line, I just want to be able to install and run whatever I want"
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>Which is why package managers with well-maintained repositories are the civilized solution to software disruption.
How does that model work with distros like debian, where they freeze package versions and you might not get claude code until 2027 (or whenever the next release is)?