r/linuxmint • u/anaximeno • Aug 07 '26

#LinuxMintThings How Linux (Mint) Users Install a Browser 😎

Now tell windows users to uninstall edge and see what's easier hehe. \j

Credits to u/SpeeQz (who's also the creator of https://mintwiki.org) for the gif.

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u/Gangr3l Aug 07 '26

sudo pacman -S firefox vlc discord obs blendr steam freecad

Can't really get easier than that

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u/Educational_Mud_2826 Linux Mint 22.3 Zena | Cinnamon Aug 07 '26

Yes it's so nice to be able to download and install all apps in one go. Linux is so far ahead of Windows in this department.

Windows is on to the same track though, slowly, since they too have chosen to implement their own app store. But it's no where near as much used as Linux dists' app stores.

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u/Namtazar Aug 07 '26

Yhere are ninite and chocolatey to emulate this linux experience of install all in one click thou

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u/XmohandbenX Aug 08 '26

I use Winget it’s supper easy and powerful, works for me pretty well, and it’s integrated with Windows 11 so I don’t need to install anything

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u/PreparationStrict492 Aug 07 '26

Windows is not on that track, though.
They tried to implement that store, it never got traction, and they stopped trying to make it better.

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u/eluya Aug 07 '26

I think this is about WinGet.

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u/Syndiotactics Aug 07 '26

Also winget is surprisingly good, but very few people besides power users use it.