Every day NMS has to update. Is this because I run it on Linux or is it just how NMS is? Today it was a 4,6 GB update
Welcome to Linux. Where you’ll spend more time monitoring and updating your dependencies than actually using the software.
I’ve been on Linux full time for over 3 years - the only time I deal with dependencies is during my twice-monthly manual updates and new app installs, and even then I’ve only run into conflicts that required me to do more than hit y/n a couple of times, and they were easy fixes. My updates every 2 weeks take on average less than 5 mins total, most of it stuff downloading and installing while I continue to do other stuff.
If you’re having a shit time with dependencies frequently, you’re probably doing something wrong. Switch to nixos if it’s that much of a problem, no more dependency issues.
Sorry - that is not true. Actually i have never done that (at least not manually), and don’t even know what updating dependencies means. It runs all updates automatically and has not failed once. I have run Linux for half a year, and only used the terminal a couple of times to adjust some weird thing that did not work out of the box. Linux has come a long way!
What took the longest time, was getting to learn new software instead of the usual suspects, like Photoshop and DaVinci
For my two mints, Ubuntu, arch, and various arm instances it absolutely is. Guess you don’t do much.
These people agree
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewforum.php?f=59&sid=e0d57cf7f4031c6d90fe1ca00def9dc3
Here too
https://displaylink.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=108555c06d04d00b60db7255af52f2fb&f=29
This is the typical refrain. Compile it yourself else no
Well i dont know what you need to do with it but as a regular desktop user, it works well out of the box for me. I run Mint Cinammon.
If you do want to make it complicated i guess it can become hairy.
Ps. The links you sent dont link to specific threads at least not on my phone.