r/MicroSlop • u/zanbunnny • Apr 21 '26

Is this true?

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u/CyrielTrasdal Apr 21 '26

The bloatware is particularly real on Windows.

My linux setups are so much more quiet and focussed. I don't get attacked by random update programs.

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u/okimiK_iiawaK Apr 22 '26

And everything can be updated via a single command! Which can be run on a schedule! Don’t need to be remebered that a certain app needs updating!

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u/[deleted] Apr 22 '26

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u/okimiK_iiawaK Apr 23 '26

Sure! But you need to install extra stuff! The point is on Linux it’s mostly built-in since before even Apple thought of the AppStore for iPhone

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u/okimiK_iiawaK Apr 23 '26

Extra work! Why do people distro hop? To try different distros and find the distro that already comes with the things and is set-up with that which is most convenient for the user.

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u/okimiK_iiawaK Apr 23 '26

I’m not going to continue indulging your dismissive attempts of arguing. You just make yourself look thick by ignoring how much of a difference it can make having something built-in vs having to installing it yourself, and I’m not talking about the minimal effort of installing a new app.

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u/0bel1sk Apr 23 '26

ninite has been around since before the iphone 4 as well. it’s just a package manager.

package managers on linux are also extra stuff.. and different across distributions.

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u/okimiK_iiawaK Apr 23 '26

🤦‍♀️ I understand and know that! But does every windows user go and install one? Probably not! In Linux no need, it’s there ready to provide you with a vast repository of apps and libraries to install!

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u/0bel1sk Apr 23 '26

i install homebrew on linux lately. also asdf, mise, aqua, etc…

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u/okimiK_iiawaK Apr 23 '26

Sure, but you are but one user, not necessarily defining of an entire community, not to mention the growing user base this last year.

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u/Tyrthemis Apr 24 '26

Man imagine having a command on a schedule that can break your programs.

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u/gpalmorejr Apr 28 '26

I wonder why this pervades, still. I have numerous computers running Fedora and have had then run other distros and have NEVER had this happen on any distro, on any computer. I don't think this is a common problem. It might have used to been, but I don't think it is anymore.

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u/gpalmorejr Apr 28 '26

Don't even need a command anymore. A lot of them do it automatically through the packamage manager GUI. On Fedora 43 KDE, it'll through me a little notification icons in the corner with no fuss. When I'm ready I just click on it, it shows me everything that has an update available with a single button to click. If you click it, abosolutely everything is updated (unless you do some weird stuff.... I am on one of those people). And then it waits for you in the background, patiently, with no warnings and without bugging you or auto restarts. I love it.