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Can we talk about the rude installers not asking for installation locations?

47 points breezk0 | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 14:16 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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I think it is very rude to just install to any "default" directory and not asks the user where he wants it to be installed.

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crazygringo ◴[31 Oct 25 14:56 UTC] No.45772657[source]▶
Can you be more specific about which platform you're talking about?

On a Mac, I've never wanted an application to go anywhere but the default /Applications. I don't ever recall being asked if I want another location, nor would I want to be.

Is it different on Windows or Linux? And why would you want a different install location?

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1. timemct ◴[31 Oct 25 15:29 UTC] No.45773161[source]▶
You've probably been asked about it, but it's often phrased differently than simply asking where to install the app. "Would you like to install theAppInQuestion for all users of this computer (install in /Applications) or just you(install in ~/Applications)?"