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[โ€“] Frozzie@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There is no situation where you need to install a package while having no Browser installed.

My point is that you should install the browser you want, no have preinstalled programs you may not want or live without a browser.

[โ€“] Perfide@reddthat.com 3 points 9 months ago

Okay, how are you going to install a browser if you don't know what to type? Sure, I know FF is Mozilla.Firefox, but not everyone does. And besides, I actually want Vivaldi(...only as an example) instead, which I don't know the package name for. Without a pre-existing browser or external help, how am I supposed to install Vivaldi?

I'm not disagreeing there should be options on OS setup, firefox being pre-installed with no input is barely better than Edge being pre-installed, but no browser at all by default is just stupid for most people. If we're going with the idea of options on setup, the no browser at all option should exist, but only if it's behind at least 1 but preferably 2 "Are you absolutely sure?" confirmation checks.