Transcript
Screenshot of Octopi Package Manager installed on CachyOS (previously the default before being replaced by Shelly). OP has searched for microsoft-edge. No results are returned.
OP has drawn a circle around a button in the image of an alien head with an arrow pointing to it. Under the arrow is “???”.
Caption at the bottom of the image reads: “Microsoft edge and google chrome don’t show up in neither of cachyos’ software stores out of the box. On octopi you can make it show up by pressing the weird alien head icon. “Mysteriously” firefox shows up on both stores immediately without clicking any obscure buttons. This is either extremely terrible i design or a deliberate sabotage attempt against microsoft and google from loonix devs, possibly sponsored by mozilla.”
Context:
OP is an idiot because these browsers would not be available due to restrictions required by Microsoft and Google to share their software, which is why nothing shows up when searching the installed repositories. Note that Chromium, the base for Edge and Chrome is available on the default repository.
The alien head icon searches the AUR (Arch User Repository) a place for users to add packages, often mirrored from GitHub, which would show Edge and Chrome as a user has ported it over unofficially. Because the AUR consists of unofficial packages, it is not part of the default repositories, and requires additional confirmation before installation.
Note that when installing from the AUR, it is always important to read what you are compiling as packages are not checked for malicious code. See recent news regarding compromised packages that weren’t maintained.
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Another example of how FOSS contains dark patterns and uses anti-competitive practices against big tech. Typical. /s
possibly sponsored by mozilla
This is funny as shit
Because it’s a circlejerk sub. It’s meant to be funny
Some of those loonies absolutely believe what they preach. Even if it means disregarding objective reality and engaging in fallacies like they’re a safety blanket. They’re the flat Earthers of the Unix-like world, and some of them much worse.
You’re proving them right.
For a chronic contrarian, I’m sure it looks like that.
Calling someone a contrarian just because they disagree with you?
Lad that’s not healthy
Dude installs Linux, 1st reflex is to try to install Edge. Dude is completely lost and should get a mac if he’s tired of Windows, so it decides everything for him.
There’s a nugget of truth here.
Linux distros require some understanding of underlying subsystems.
Windows… in theory, does not. From AverageUser9000’s perspective, they can hit the Windows key, type “Google Chrome,” and install it, while on linux it’s not immediately obvious why it doesn’t. You’d have to look up documentation on linux repos, 3rd party repos, containerized stores, and… now you’ve just lost the interest of 99% of the population.
I’m not saying AverageUser9000 isn’t a moron, but I kind of sympathize too. We are effectively linux experts, and:
Linucksucks is a circlejerk sub.
Taking it seriously just proves their point.
People on Lemmy take everything extremely seriously. I see so many shitposts and fake texts that people treat as if they’re 100% real and genuine.
It’s both funny and kinda sad.
So many lemmites don’t have much going on so they treat their interests as core personality treats.
They are dead serious though.
They’re absolutely serious. Here’s a post defending telemetry. The mod accuses anyone who speaks well of Linux as a “evangelists” and bans them.
It’s not the “lol birds aren’t real” kinda jerk, it’s the “the earth is flat” kind.
Dude.
You scrolled past 3 weeks of posts to find one that’s not obviously a joke.
Stop proving them right.
Actually no. I had shared that link somewhere 3 weeks ago in a chat and just copied it over. But whatever bro
dude.
Stop proving them right.
I’m looking at both the Reddit and Lemmit.
Lmao fuck off dude.
You’ve commented to about everyone in this thread like it’s your job defending a whack job comm.
“Proving them right” just fuck right off lol
This isn’t an argument where some moral high ground or any horse shit like that comes into play. It’s a meme about either a dishonest or plain ignorant post.
Quit trolling people and move on.
My guy.
You’re taking a circlejerk sub seriously, so much so that you admitted to keeping a screenshot for THREE WEEKS from posting it to your own private chat.
You are just proving them right.
What mental gymnastics does one have to do to come to that conclusion?
Going to the Microsoft gym for all their life
Believing a circlejerk sub is insane isn’t it.
Until you find out it’s not one.
Reminds me of a post I saw on here the other day.
Of course there’s always that “lol I’m just joking” until the joke becomes the new reality, but this ain’t it
oh dear lord
what was his defense when presented with the concept of a software license
I’m too scared to look
I mean I’d assume anyone calling it “loonix” is circlejerking
I’m looking at the top posts this week.
It’s a circlejerk sub.
I actually find it kind of funny that MSFT does have an official linux release for Edge but not for Office.
It would seem like they want it to be a Windows only feature as a way to keep people on Windows, but they have a Mac release of it eith the full feature set lol.
Well, they want your browsing data for one so that would make sense, but for Office they don’t want businesses hoping to Linux to get away from Windows if the business suite was available there. Since Office is the “industry standard” they just hold it hostage. If Libre Office adoption ever takes off, I’m sure Microsoft will port it over to recoup lost revenue, but that will only happen if they get desperate.
As for Mac, they may have just broken Office for Mac for a lot of users.