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minus-squareℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoor /opt, or a binary in some hidden folder in /home…
minus-squareloutr@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoSame as Windows and MacOS, really. You can follow best practices and conventions, or just install your software wherever you want.
minus-squareℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoI guess the problem is that app developers write the installers, and they suck at following conventions. Obligatory fuck Snap, as it creates a folder in the home dir, and it doesn’t even bother to hide it, and it is not even reconfigurable.
or /opt, or a binary in some hidden folder in /home…
Same as Windows and MacOS, really. You can follow best practices and conventions, or just install your software wherever you want.
I guess the problem is that app developers write the installers, and they suck at following conventions. Obligatory fuck Snap, as it creates a folder in the home dir, and it doesn’t even bother to hide it, and it is not even reconfigurable.