[emulio]

That's a nice idea, but I'm hesitant to use automatic installation scripts like this, even if I review them carefully. I prefer manual steps – downloading the file, placing it in the correct directory. Also, I use custom profile directories for my web browsers, so this script wouldn't apply to my setup.

[dylan604]

do you carefully review those files you've downloaded and placed into said correct directory, or do you just double click an YOLO your way through the install? at least a bash script allows for you to read it vs a pre-compiled binary installer. either way, you are trusting code created by someone else.

[emulio]

Honestly, I'm reacting a bit against the "YOLO" install culture common on Windows and macOS – just double-clicking and hoping for the best. I specifically use CachyOS, an Arch-based Linux distribution, because it emphasizes a more deliberate, package-managed approach. I prefer relying on the maintainers' work and pre-defined steps within packages whenever possible. It allows me to understand what is being installed and how it's being configured, rather than an all-in-one script potentially making changes I didn't anticipate.

[joemi]

Manual steps are linked to in the second sentence of the Getting Started section.

[emulio]

Not for Linux. I am using Linux on my desktop.

[hans_castorp]

It does if you look into the README for Firefox

https://github.com/corbindavenport/just-the-browser/tree/mai...

[joemi]

Ah, it looks like they have Linux instructions for Firefox but not for Chrome or Edge. How odd.

[johnisgood]

Who uses Edge on Linux?

[emulio]

I do. I use it, alongside other browsers, because I prefer different browsers for different types of tasks.