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new to this linux stuff sorry

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[–] Cybersteel@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't you have to rebuild everytime it updates though. Itll take a looong time

[–] djsaskdja@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah there’s some applications I refuse to install just for this reason lol. Some don’t take too long, but bigger ones can take forever. You could always let it run in the background if you’re really determined.