Snarwin

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I feel like breaking my windows install was a rite of passage

Lately ive noticed that i was wanting to do certain things on Windows that just seemed much easier and more intuitive on Linux, based in the OS specific solutions i would see to problems i encountered. And i was more frequently using software where Windows support seemed like an after thought....

Snarwin,

Same thing happened to me. Borked my Windows install and didn't have a recovery disc, so I just wiped the whole thing and went Linux-only. Never looked back since. :)

Sometimes, all you need is a little push to get you out of your comfort zone.

Snarwin,

There's also vidir from moreutils, which lets you bulk-rename files in your $EDITOR of choice.

Installies, a site for managing, organizing, and retrieving shell scripts for installing things on Linux and Unix-based operating systems. (installies.org)

Hi, for the past few months I have been working on my website Installies. It is a site for managing, organizing, and retrieving shell scripts for use to install, remove, update or compile apps on Linux and Unix-based systems....

Snarwin,

If you're using a shell script to install software, you've already failed.

Better alternatives include

  • Third-party package managers like Homebrew and Nix.
  • Language-specific package managers like pip and npm.
  • Self-contained package formats like Flatpak, Snap and AppImage.
  • Using checkinstall to turn a package with an install script or a "make install" command into a package your distro recognizes.
  • Downloading a tarball and using GNU Stow to install it into /usr/local.
  • Compiling from source and installing in $HOME.
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