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[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why would you use downloadable installers?

[–] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Because... that's how the software I'm trying to install was published? I mean I'd rather they were in the ubuntu repos but they aren't.

[–] pressanykeynow@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

Well that's the publisher's fault then. They decided to publish it the way it wouldn't work with future distros. There was no real reason for them to do it that way.