mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoMozilla Finally Launches An APT Repository For Easy Firefox Nightly Updatingwww.phoronix.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1354arrow-down17cross-posted to: firefox@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1347arrow-down1external-linkMozilla Finally Launches An APT Repository For Easy Firefox Nightly Updatingwww.phoronix.commr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square53fedilinkcross-posted to: firefox@lemmy.ml
minus-squarehottari@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down32·1 year agoDeb monoculture is a sick plague
minus-squarepbjamm@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoWAT? I can not make sense of this comment at all. Can you explain what it is you mean?
minus-squareswellow the sun@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoHe’s complaining that only Debian packages were released, which are compatible with most of popular distros.
minus-squaresebschlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoI am sure there will be a aur package soon bundling this deb into a arch package. So nothing to worry about (for the good package managers)
minus-squarehottari@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoHehehe. What about RPM users? This fragmentation in Linux packaging robs users of choice. Would rather have Firefox setup a repository for the nightly channel, after all they official maintain the stable channel on Flathub. That way everyone benefits from the utility.
Deb monoculture is a sick plague
WAT?
I can not make sense of this comment at all. Can you explain what it is you mean?
He’s complaining that only Debian packages were released, which are compatible with most of popular distros.
Ask ChatGPT
I am sure there will be a aur package soon bundling this deb into a arch package. So nothing to worry about (for the good package managers)
Hehehe. What about RPM users? This fragmentation in Linux packaging robs users of choice.
Would rather have Firefox setup a repository for the nightly channel, after all they official maintain the stable channel on Flathub.
That way everyone benefits from the utility.