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forrestthewoodsyesterday at 5:55 PM2 repliesview on HN

Windows is an order of magnitude better in this regard.


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vanviegenyesterday at 6:04 PM

It used to be, but only in cases where your distro doesn't just package whatever software you require. Nowadays I prefer Flatpak or AppImage over crappy custom Windows installers for those cases. They allow for sandboxing and reliable updating/deinstallation.

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robmusialyesterday at 6:05 PM

And yet I'm constantly getting asked when we'll support Windows containers at my office.

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