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  "textContent": "submitted by cm0002 to linux\n6 points | 0 comments\nhttps://itsfoss.com/modern-synaptic-style-package-manager/\n\n> Desktop Linux is in a better place than it used to be. App stores have made software discovery much simpler, and it’s become normal to install an app without even needing to know what a repository is.\n>\n> We can grab almost any app in seconds (or minutes, depending on your connection), but that convenience comes with a trade-off. We’ve lost some of the fine-grained control that used to be standard on the Linux desktop.",
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