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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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App Image or AUR package (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by dengtav@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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If you have to choose between using an App Image, from the developpers official site or an AUR package (or apt e.g), what do you choose?

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[–] HappinessPill@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago

I prefer AUR packages, but it depends on how many AUR dependencies it uses and how well maintained and used by others it is, I rely mainly on the official repo and try to use AUR and others in a complementary way, I also don't run any AppImages, just the ones from open-source applications and that I trust minimally.