CachyOS uses pacman and paru under the hood so this will work for any linux distro using those. Too many Linux distros don’t include an obvious update method that updates both repo and “other” installed software in one shot. By default CachyOS does not install flatpak. They discourage it. (You really want to avoid any distro supporting snaps!) Yes, I’ve written about CachyOS before on this blog. Personally, I prefer flatpak over docker type containers … Updating CachyOS – and othersRead more
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How to Install Jed from AUR on Manjaro Linux
One of the things most new (and even seasoned) users of Linux find frustrating is the organization of repositories. Linux is supposed to be the same yet when you want to install the jed text editor on Manjaro you have to go on a mining expedition and learn about the AUR (Arch User Repository). Arch based distributions are notoriously difficult to use. Hopefully you read my earlier post about getting Boinc to run? With the … How to Install Jed from AUR on Manjaro LinuxRead more