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Fan of Flatpaks ...or Not? (lemmy.zip)
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[–] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

OpenSUSE has OneClick install for RPMs. https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:One_Click_Install

Edit: and if you happen to download an rpm, you just double click it in the filemanager (or single click if that is your setting) and it launces the install GUI.

Its similar to how MSI file install looks...just next next finish kind of thing

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    For sure and I agree that should be enough but the average person is not good with computers and they don’t want to learn. They won’t understand the nuances of different distributions of Linux. Like try explaining the difference between a .deb, a .tar.gz, and a .rpm to a person who’s already hésitent about using Linux. Flatpak solves that by just having one download that any Linux install can use

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago

    Those mystical average people would probably stay on Windows, if they don't care or cannot learn basics of other systems. Its really not hard to explain and understand, even for "average person" that there is an universal source for applications and there are packages designed and managed by your operating system. I think its important for people to learn basics and we should teach them, not dumb them down like on Windows. Soon people won't be able to eat themselves anymore...

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