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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).

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Are there any things in Linux that need to be started over from scratch? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm curious how software can be created and evolve over time. I'm afraid that at some point, we'll realize there are issues with the software we're using that can only be remedied by massive changes or a complete rewrite.

Are there any instances of this happening? Where something is designed with a flaw that doesn't get realized until much later, necessitating scrapping the whole thing and starting from scratch?

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[+] [email protected] -6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Can't even update Firefox in place. Have to download a new copy, run it from the downloads folder, make a desktop shortcut myself, which doesn't have the Firefox icon.

Can't remember if that was mint or Ubuntu I was fiddling with, but it's not exactly user friendly.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago

Do not download Firefox of the internet. Use your package manager or flatpak

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

This has nothing to do with Wayland, it's just AppImages kinda sucking. Use Flatpak or the one in your distro's repos, not the AppImage. AppImages are the equivalent of portable apps on Windows, like the single exe ones you'd put on a flash drive to carry around.

Also the AppImage developer is very against Wayland and refuses to support it, which is why Wayland support is a shitshow on AppImages.

If you pick the Flatpak it'll get updated in the background, have a proper launcher and everything.