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

47 points breezk0 | 3 comments | 31 Oct 25 14:16 UTC | HN request time: 0.002s | source

Title.

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 ◴[31 Oct 25 14:49 UTC] 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 ◴[31 Oct 25 14:51 UTC] 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 ◴[31 Oct 25 15:29 UTC] 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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1. IAmBroom ◴[31 Oct 25 16:59 UTC] No.45774179[source]▶
If it's not approved by IT in advance, by definition it is random, and quite possibly crap.
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2. StableAlkyne ◴[31 Oct 25 19:16 UTC] No.45775648[source]▶
Where did I write that it was not approved in advance...?

The post is about requiring admin to install to Program Files. Even if it is an approved piece of software, you're still going to need admin to install it.

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