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Originally posted by halfmanhalfamazing View PostThe OSS AMD Linux driver does need an installer. That's what people are used to. We want to click next, next, next, watch the little bar, then reboot our computers.
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Originally posted by drosteYou could also download the rpm or deb file from the repository and double click on it, if that makes you more happy ;-)
Originally posted by DanLNo! If you want to install drivers manually, use Windows. Some of us just like kernel modules to be installed/working out of the box...
And an installer that was done properly would indeed work properly after installation.
Originally posted by not.sureWhat people?
This report lists the market share of the top operating systems in use, like Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and Linux.
I usually would rather a quick installer as opposed to fiddling with it for an hour or two, as well.
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Originally posted by halfmanhalfamazing View Post
I usually would rather a quick installer as opposed to fiddling with it for an hour or two, as well.
I really don't think many Linux users want to move away from package managers and towards windows-style installers.
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Originally posted by halfmanhalfamazing View PostI don't either.
It's a good thing I didn't advocate for that.
This isn't either or. It's both. All of the above.
The only reason package managers work is that they manage the whole system.
If you break that underlying assumption, then the system can be in any state at any time, and the whole idea of a package manager seems unfeasible to me.
How would you allow it to still work in your system? Technically, I mean.
Even the binary GPU drivers are integrated into distros package managers, for exactly that reason.Last edited by smitty3268; 11 June 2012, 12:17 AM.
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