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Re: GNU/Linux is for Lazy People

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____/ Chris on Thursday 23 Jun 2011 00:24 : \____

> Am Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:02:46 +0100 schrieb Roy Schestowitz:
> 
>> Firefox installation:
>> 
>> Linux: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:mozillateam/firefox-next & apt-get
>> update & apt-get install firefox
> 
> You might want to use && instead of &. Really.
> 
> You wrote this obviously jokingly, but nevertheless: The lazy person
> would simply use the preinstalled firefox. (or the preinstalled Internet
> explorer *shudder*) because the lazy person would be too lazy to read
> documentation about what the PPA is and how the package manager works.
> That said, you're a bit inaccurate in saying "on Linux" since many
> distributions don't use apt-get.
> 
> But the windows user in your scenario would still be a bit better off
> with for example Ubuntu: Open the software center, type firefox in and
> select it, click apply, confirm (?), ready.

Sure, that too is easier than under Windows.

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