I'm on Kubuntu and I install VS Code using Microsoft's repo and Chrome using Google's repo. Also I do Wine and Docker using their own repos. I can't imagine VS Code or even Chrome being put into the mainstream Kubuntu/Ubuntu repos nor why such a burden should ever be shifted to Canonical.
replyThat’s because you’re using something those companies officially support. Is your argument everyone running Linux needs to be on a Debian-based or Fedora-based distribution?
replyBtw the official “vscode on Linux” instructions literally point to the community maintained AUR (same for nix).
The truth of the matter is the AUR is poorly maintained structurally, regardless of what companies officially support. Things like letting arbitrary people unilaterally take over orphaned packages is horrendously stupid.
Stupid or rather low-friction on purpose?
replyBoth. And that's an even worse combo, making stupidity frictionless.
replySince you are using the official repos thats not an issue. The issue is when the package creator is some rando on the internet.
replyI wouldn't those programs. You have the corresponding FOSS versions (code-oss and chromium) in the main repository. Chrome is basically spyware.
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