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by hansmayer 255 days ago
Ah yes an easy to install package, totally the hallmark of your average Linux distro :)
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Not sure if you are being serious or not. That was indeed the point of the very first Linux distros and why most people use them nowadays vs the alternative.

I started using Linux before there were distros (circa 1993) and it was not a pleasant experience compared to when Slackware came out