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1. kaba0+(OP)[view] [source] 2021-05-22 22:13:03
As far as I know it is only Ubuntu that does anything similar.
replies(3): >>ASalaz+B2 >>jkeple+P2 >>superd+66
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2. ASalaz+B2[view] [source] 2021-05-22 22:40:29
>>kaba0+(OP)
Probably to deal with corruption from people applying library updates and not restarting their programs because they keep running fine in memory. I have no idea how many bug reports could be ascribed to this, but if we want a user-friendly Linux we have to put up with the safer update process. It's not lengthy at all, wait less than one minute and you're set.
replies(1): >>casmcl+aX1
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3. jkeple+P2[view] [source] 2021-05-22 22:43:09
>>kaba0+(OP)
I haven't ever run into that in 8 years of running a various GNU/Linux distros (MeeGo, Elementary OS, Maemo, Sailfish OS, Debian)... though I've never run Ubuntu.
replies(1): >>jabits+k7
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4. superd+66[view] [source] 2021-05-22 23:19:44
>>kaba0+(OP)
This also happens in fedora when applying updates through the gnome-software-center.
replies(1): >>kaba0+hz
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5. jabits+k7[view] [source] [discussion] 2021-05-22 23:32:11
>>jkeple+P2
Though I’ve never run the most popular by an order of magnitude distro out there…
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6. kaba0+hz[view] [source] [discussion] 2021-05-23 06:44:28
>>superd+66
Let’s be honest, both gnome’s and kde’s software centers are jokes. I don’t understand why, is there no interest because everyone installs things from a command line? It doesn’t seem to be such a hard problem.
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7. casmcl+aX1[view] [source] [discussion] 2021-05-23 20:21:10
>>ASalaz+B2
NixOS and GuixSD aren't user friendly because the people who use them are like GNU/Linux users circa 2000: people insane enough to install an operating system that is very particular about who its friends are.

But they do have an excellent solution to the whole updates debacle: Install them in a separate location, initialise them when booting or when they're finished installing, and delete them when they're inaccessible from a few standard locations like /boot or /proc.

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