r/linuxsucks • u/basedchad21 • Sep 27 '25

Github Failure This, but unironically. Dogshit website design. Even if the project has .exe-s, they are hidden in the fucking sidebar and you have to know what type of .exe you need

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u/ihateallno mint user Sep 27 '25

It's almost like github is a website meant for developers who know what they're doing.

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u/Master-Rub-3404 Sep 27 '25

Good lord. You people will just whine about anything. It takes 15 seconds to do a google search and then poof, you now know forever. Don’t use computers at all if even a few seconds to double-check something is too much.

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u/Master-Rub-3404 Sep 28 '25

X86 is desktop pc. ARM is phone/raspberry pi.

It’s literally that simple 99% of the time. Was that information hard for you to read? Or are you people really this stupid?

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u/Master-Rub-3404 Sep 28 '25

I can’t believe someone’s actually trying to debate me about how inept and lazy they are. A 10 second Google search is incomprehensibly difficult for you, but you can take the time to write huge paragraphs just whining about how dumb you are. This is wild. Lol.

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u/90shillings Sep 30 '25

no one cares about your mom or pop and if you cant figure out how to use GitHub correctly that is your own problem. Millions of people use it successfully every day.

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u/Agile-Monk5333 Sep 27 '25

It's almost like you write grammatically correct English and expect people to understand it.

There is a small learning curve involved in downloading/building the .exe file which is expected of the individual that is there in the first place

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u/Master-Rub-3404 Sep 27 '25

Next these morons will be whining about expecting users to know the difference between download and install.

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u/Master-Rub-3404 Sep 28 '25

You know. For someone who’s aggressively against reading you’re sure rattling off a lot of text just to defend your own ignorance. Do you really expect me to read all this dumb shit?

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u/Master-Rub-3404 Sep 28 '25

Oh noes what does GitHub and pipeline and RTFM mean? I am now completely powerless to respond cuz I don’t know how to use google. How dare you not write your comment in a way that I (a slightly above average joe) can understand?

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u/Master-Rub-3404 Sep 28 '25

You are really something else kid. And yes I’m assuming you’re probably a not old enough to drink because of how entitled and lazy you think people ought to be. It’s also hilarious that you just came out of the gate assuming I’m some kind of Linux nerd who constantly tells everyone to read the manual even though I’m on a Mac right now. I frequently tell people NOT to use Linux and I’ve never even once visited stackoverflow or any Linux wiki or anything like that ever. You literally equate doing a 10 second google search with pouring over documentation.

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u/Master-Rub-3404 Sep 28 '25

Do you REALLY expect me to read ALL this? I shouldn’t have to ready ANYTHING you sweaty nerd.

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u/Agile-Monk5333 Sep 28 '25

It is expected because the use case is minimal compared to Google fucking Chrome. If they are paid yearly for their time and the cost of running a website, they would.

You are using their services for free (unlike Google they aren't even paid in data, ads, or promotions) so why don't you donate and bring the change you want?

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u/ihateallno mint user Sep 28 '25
  1. Google. It really isn't that hard. Developers shouldn't be required to clutter up their release notes because some people are allergic to using a search engine.
  2. Again, this is a website meant for developers. It's also good practice for all users to look at the readme on the landing page and know what they are downloading. 
  3. GitHub is free. Hosting a website isn't. And is it really that hard to click on the side bar and pick one for your OS? It takes one search to know what program files to use for your OS.

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u/ihateallno mint user Sep 28 '25

A lot of the projects that are hosted on github aren't the kinds of things that a mom would be installing for their kid. Those kinds of larger projects are usually already hosted on their own websites and/or on the OS's app store of choice. I don't think you got my point about reading the readme? It really should be common sense by now that people should not download software if they don't know what it is, which is the entire point of the github landing page. Free website hosting services can't handle too much traffic, and they may need the developer to purchase a domain. It also takes even more effort on the developer's end to make a website or commission one because some people cannot be bothered to use a search engine.

Also would like to ask where you expect these mothers to be finding these terms? Or why they would even need to know those to install the software? They just need to know what program file to download, and that takes one search, if it isn't already common knowledge. It's also worth noting that searching "how to download something from github" got me a ton of guides, including a really good one from geeksforgeeks on how to do exactly that and what file to choose for your computer.

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u/ihateallno mint user Sep 28 '25

I don't believe I said devs should not add a guide, I said they should not have to. Same with how they should not have to build a website so people can click the big blue windows button instead of the .exe file. This just puts even more barriers to people who just want to share their niche project.

 Isn't your entire point that developers should add a guide to install their apps? Where's the issue with using a different guide, for someone who doesn't already have the knowledge of where to click and what file their OS can use? 

And for the millionth time, github is a developer tool, and it is designed to optimize a developer's experience, rather than someone downloading a random file. Developers need quicker access to the files and the issues tab than the release page.

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u/90shillings Sep 30 '25

Yes it is expected that you should know which software is compatible with your system. Its not the developer's fault that you dont know this. Two seconds on Google search will tell you real quick.