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I used Linux 95% of the time at work and generally it is a mess when it comes to proprietary stuff. Even if it is decently supported there are about 4 different ways to install it and because I use Debian and not Ubuntu I have to hope the package just works with my distro or use snaps.

I've distro hopped around and packaging is a perennial issue no matter which distro you use. Some proprietary apps only support Ubuntu, or Redhat based distros but not CentOS/RHEL and only Fedora even though they are kinda the same thing.

I think at this point I might just download the tarballs and install it manually because I think that might actually be easier.



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