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New Linux user here. Is this really how I'm supposed to install apps on Linux? (feddit.uk)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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https://mullvad.net/en/help/install-mullvad-app-linux

Trying to install VPN and these are the instructions Mullvad is giving me. This is ridiculous. There must be a more simple way. I know how to follow the instructions but I have no idea what I'm doing here. Can't I just download a file and install it? I'm on Ubuntu.

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[–] 2 points 2 years ago

I realized there’s quite a bit more metadata that a package provides to its package management system. Here’s an example package definition, in the programming language Ruby: https://github.com/thoughtbot/factory_bot/blob/main/factory_bot.gemspec

It defines, among other things:

  • author
  • license
  • dependencies
  • version
  • name
  • description
  • link to project webpage
  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent