blog.ibeentoubuntu.com — The repository system is a great strength of open-source operating systems, but some people want the latest-and-greatest of a particular application while keeping the core system unchanged. There is also the situation where non-free applications aren't available from within the standard repositories. So you can add extra repositories...
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ukblacknightMar 14, 2009
You don't know how repos work do you? Or even what they're for! The repo's mean you don't have to search the web, meaning they can go to the Add/Remove program in their OS and search there, with ratings on the application. Tick it and click apply, and the application downloads, installs itself, without clicking next, next, I agree, next, next. Application updates are done through the updater along with updates for the OS, so you don't have each application having their own methods of updating.There are times when the app you want isn't in the repos, so you need to add them in order to install and keep the application bang up to date.Of course, users can still go out and look for deb, rpm or whatever and click install ;)
hardeep1singhMar 14, 2009
@MattBD, Seems like you're talking about Systems in a corporate environment while I'm talking about Home Users. Linux is good if the intent is to shackle and keep the system running in the same condition forever. If you set up Ubuntu on a newbie homeuser's machine, you'll be constantly nagged by his complaints that Yahoo IM doesn't look like the one that another friend has and why am I not able to install this cool racing game.
alexihelligarMar 14, 2009
Well, Windows has .exe, installers and .msi binary installers. You can also install stuff using .bat and .wsh and all other kinds of scripts (i.e., ActiveX). Further, you can have stuff installed for you that you don't even want, like viruses, automatically.To properly launch a .bundle or .bin file, you need to make sure it is executable:# chown +x <filename>.<extension>then launch it using the proper syntax which you should find in the ReadMe file for whatever it is you are trying to use.Far more powerful, and far more secure than what you will find with Windows.
golgothaMar 14, 2009
*whoosh* looks like you don't know that it's spelled suppositories
svivianMar 14, 2009
Awesome, never realised Opera had a repo available!
7ajiMar 14, 2009
you mean the OS that you don't need to open a browser in order to install programs.
Closed AccountMar 14, 2009
Take this time to send out a prayer for Motang. He's been living for years with the HIV virus and now he has full blown AIDS. Poor fella.
Closed AccountMar 15, 2009
Another reason I don't use Ubuntu... I hate having a ton of extra repos to sync.Main reason is because I hate any distro w/ a "release system" which makes you have toupgrade every year or change repos. I like the fact that Debian has an unstablebranch that never changes repos (currently only running Arch on my eeepc butI'm a long time Debian user).
sloppychrisMar 15, 2009
The text box jumps around sometimes for me too. : /