Re:What Dropbox dropping Linux support says
by AnIdiotOnTheNet on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @10:58AM
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> I can't imagine how anything could fall to pieces the moment someone colours outside the lines.
Try and install an application to a different disk. Or even a different directory. It can't be done in any major distribution because package managers make the assumption that you will never want to place an application anywhere but the same place the rest of the OS is, because they also make the assumption that all applications should be part of the system, because Linux has no concept of separating "system" from "application" in the first place.
I know what your response will be: "normal users don't care about that"[0], which I think illustrates my point rather well.
[0]It's also rather likely you'll go with something like "Windows applications normally don't let you do that either", which is at best a half truth but, more importantly, is a whataboutism.
Try and install an application to a different disk. Or even a different directory. It can't be done in any major distribution because package managers make the assumption that you will never want to place an application anywhere but the same place the rest of the OS is, because they also make the assumption that all applications should be part of the system, because Linux has no concept of separating "system" from "application" in the first place.
I know what your response will be: "normal users don't care about that"[0], which I think illustrates my point rather well.
[0]It's also rather likely you'll go with something like "Windows applications normally don't let you do that either", which is at best a half truth but, more importantly, is a whataboutism.