I had to install Steam through the command line […] Steam is available in Linux Mint’s default repository, so I could get it with a quick “sudo apt-get install steam” in the terminal.
I’ve never used Mint before; does it not come with a graphical app store?
And man, I love how so many articles from major websites mentioning Windows 11 are actually about how to avoid it altogether. :D
I’ll never understand why people use apt-get for anything other than scripting, or specialized commands when programmers have put in real effort to make apt easy.
The author could have saved 4 keystrokes! Saving keystrokes is the entire point of Linux! Just look at how abbreviated the root folder naming scheme is. It took years of effort to find the perfect abbreviations and directory structure to minimize keystroke. The loss of legibility and discoverability might suck, but it’s worth it. And this author is over here wasting keyboard fuel on “-get”. smh
Mint does have a graphical app store. Steam also has a .deb package on their website to download, which opens by default in the GUI installer when you double click it. Using the CLI is fine, but it’s definitely not necessary.
I’ve never used Mint before; does it not come with a graphical app store?
It does, but I think even slightly experienced Linux users will just turn to the CLI for consistency and because it’s easier to explain in steps to other people. But he should have mentioned the GUI for new users, agreed.
I’ve never used Mint before; does it not come with a graphical app store?
And man, I love how so many articles from major websites mentioning Windows 11 are actually about how to avoid it altogether. :D
I’ll never understand why people use
apt-getfor anything other than scripting, or specialized commands when programmers have put in real effort to makeapteasy.The author could have saved 4 keystrokes! Saving keystrokes is the entire point of Linux! Just look at how abbreviated the root folder naming scheme is. It took years of effort to find the perfect abbreviations and directory structure to minimize keystroke. The loss of legibility and discoverability might suck, but it’s worth it. And this author is over here wasting keyboard fuel on “-get”. smh
Mint does have a graphical app store. Steam also has a .deb package on their website to download, which opens by default in the GUI installer when you double click it. Using the CLI is fine, but it’s definitely not necessary.
It does. I installed Steam through the software manager just fine.
Cool, that makes sense. Linux Mint has a reputation for user friendliness, it’s got to have one. The author of this article must have missed it.
If they’re like many of us, they probably just have apt/yum/pacman-brain and didn’t really think about what’s friendly to most people.
It does, but I think even slightly experienced Linux users will just turn to the CLI for consistency and because it’s easier to explain in steps to other people. But he should have mentioned the GUI for new users, agreed.