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Originally Posted by Pajamaman
This is what I mean. I appreciate that it is possible to install software on Linux via double-clicking on a package, but...sudo apt install is the go-to and default method of installing software on the OS. It says much about the core paradigm of the OS. Which again, is not a criticism.
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sudo apt install... is not normally the go-to method of installing Linux Mint applications. I like it (when I know exactly what application I'm installing) because it's quicker and more efficient to work in the CLI rather than use the mouse in the GUI. But new users (and folks like my dad) have never used the
sudo apt install method. I'm guessing most new users don't. I do click on a on a downloaded .deb package (single-click for me, but that's optional) rather than using the sudo apt install ./nameofpackage option.
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Originally Posted by Pajamaman
Can you imagine explaining how to install software via the command prompt in Windows or even Mac? I could have a go, but...I'm not sure it would work. Linux and Windows come from two different paradigms. I doubt the Linux interface will ever be as dumb-user friendly as Windows because it was fundamentally never conceived for them. Which again, is fine.
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Again, most new (and many long-time) users don't install any applications in Linux Mint using the CLI. Linux Mint comes "pre-built" with two GUI applications for installing applications that are in the repository. Software Manager (which is something like a Google Play store with icons and categories and search options) and the Package Manager (Synaptics), which is text-based, but can also be browsed via categories (I use the filter).
I've attached a couple screenshots to show what I mean.