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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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StableAlkyne ◴[] No.45772574[source]
The most annoying instance of this is installers in Windows that just assume you want to go into `C:/Program Files`, which nowadays requires admin to be modified

This is very annoying on company machines where you may not have admin, since now there's red tape with your IT because the installer was poorly written.

Half the reason I use the WSL is because you at least get "root" on it, so permissions are never an issue

Edit: there may be something lost in translation. This post is in reference to software your IT already approves, which happens to only install to program files.

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loloquwowndueo ◴[] No.45772603[source]
There’s an argument to be made that this is by design/edict. The company does NOT want you installing random crap on their machines.
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StableAlkyne ◴[] No.45773172[source]
No, that's the default behavior in Windows. If you install to, say, app data it's fine. If you install to program files, you need admin because it is a protected folder.

> The company does NOT want you installing random crap on their machines.

Why do you immediately jump to the conclusion that the post is about installing "random crap?"

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