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    3 months ago

    Not really.

    There is a good reason Windows does it.

    To guarantee the running state of the system, and to ensure everything runs using the components and versions they were designed to use

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        3 months ago

        Cool. You do that

        Are you going to install multiple versions of every library?

        What if it’s a security fix and it’s in issue in your desktop environment, etc

        Coreutils and glibc aren’t the only libraries on your system

        Some apps might use static linking too so might need to be restarted. Other libraries might be loaded long after the app is started. If you swap libraries half way, it’s not great too

        What if you’re copying large files half way and run out of space. That nuked my Linux mint install

        Linux distros don’t just copy Windows. They wouldn’t put in the extra effort unless they have to.

        Do you think a bunch of developers sit around and don’t evaluate why they’re doing things? And instead just copy from Windows? Nah mate. They do it for a reason

        The cool thing about doing it this way is if boot fails, you can rollback easily too. If you’re installing core components randomly, your system might only fall to boot a week later