Dont download, use apt or winget.
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possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
Don’t download programs off the internet. Use scoop.sh
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
Don’t use winget as its controlled by Microsoft so it is likely to start pushing edge.
apt only works on Debian bases
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
*apt or distro specific package manager
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
Nice
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
or brew.sh since this is about a mac
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
Or flatpak.org if you use Linux
cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months ago
homebrew/linuxbrew works on linux too!
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
So does many other things. Its better to use proper Linux tools.
kattenluik@feddit.nl 5 months ago
Does scoop.sh just magically make it appear? Does it use pigeon transport?
It all uses the internet, using a browser to download things that are only available using HTTP anyways is and has always been harmless and completely fine.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
Scoop is a proper package manager so it installs the binaries and adds shortcuts to them.
As for where it gets the binaries it comes from a manifest that gives a source URL and a checksum.
misophist@lemmy.world 5 months ago
That sounds suspiciously like scoop.sh would be downloading the program from the internet, and a wise person once told me “Don’t download programs off the internet.” Not today, Satan!
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
Off the internet is trusting your browser and search engine not to mislead you. Not to mention a direct download is much faster and more efficient