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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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openSUSE’s Agama Installer Lands with Enhanced Web UI (linuxiac.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

anyone who thinks web tech is best practice on the fucking desktop should be expelled from the whole field

said ford would consume way too much gas and produce way too much noise, among other things. but what's the problem with the current installer? that it doesn't have curly corners, and that it has too many options which is confusing to those with no reading comprehension?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So I suppose you never use a browser to run a web application on the desktop :thinking_face: Anyway it;s a client server architecture designed for remote installation on servers as well as local installations. It makes sense to have one installer do both.

As to the old installer, when you knew about the un-obvious features, it was brilliant from a user perspective, but I'm willing to bet that from a developer perspective, it was hard to maintain, hard to add new features to, and fragile.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

I'm already running too many browsers in some trenchcoat on the desktop.

Anyway it;s a client server architecture

that does not warrant a browser. not only JS can do HTTP requests