Re:Do not download the app, use the website
by jdiff on Saturday July 26, 2025 @10:08AM
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The App Store is the graphical package manager interface. Or in the case of apps that haven't published, the Finder/Applications folder itself. It makes a lot of sense, similar to the way GoboLinux stashed packages in its new world filesystem hierarchy. One folder, one package.
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Re:Do not download the app, use the website
by johnisgood on Saturday July 26, 2025 @04:02PM
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You do not need a new filesystem hierarchy for it. I have a "one folder one package" kind of setup (among others), e.g. packages are at ~/.local/pkg and I have them symlinked from there to ~/.local. It works for many programs. I use "zpkg", but you could use "GNU stow", too.