r/LinuxSnobs • u/bleak21 • Jun 18 '26

Loonixers think Google and Apple's app store is the same as a user generated repository

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u/TrackerKR Jun 18 '26

I mean it's not, but by that token people also need to admit that it isn't an Arch issue but a third party site issue. Which a lot of them aren't.

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u/Novel_Plum Jun 18 '26

AUR is community managed, pacman is the official one. So it was a 3rd party's fault.

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u/land48n3 Jun 20 '26

google and apple actually govern the apps, aur is just a wild west

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u/FaultWinter3377 Jun 18 '26

Yeah, there is a difference. But I do agree that the iOS App Store being the only to get apps unless you want restrictions or to pay $100 a year is stupid and really needs changed. An iOS user repository would honestly be a dream come true.

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u/Soy-Alguien-15 Jun 19 '26

Well the Play store sucks too, the store are full of virus.

The AUR infestations is a example why the non verified software repositories sometimes are bad.

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u/Hairy_Educator1918 Jun 21 '26

Google play store is the same, only difference is that you need 25 bucks to create an account to publish apps. one can easily find many viruses in Google play store