What We Talk About When We Talk About #Sideloading (aka #Installing)| #FDroid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

https://f-droid.org/en/2025/10/28/sideloading.html

#tech

In light of the current reports about #Google wanting to prohibit the installation of applications on #Android outside of their app store if the application developers do not obtain approval for the application from Google using their personal data:

It is called #installing – not #sideloading …

“Sideloading” is a corporate term invented to frame the installation of applications outside of their app store as something shady/illegal/questionable.

You wouldn't call it “sideloading” if you were installing an application on your desktop or laptop computer not using the package manager.

So why call it “sideloading” if you’re installing an application on your handheld computer?

It is the exact same thing. There is no difference other than corporations want you to believe there are!

Behind the Scenes of “bun install”, by @lydiahallie.com (@bun.sh):

https://bun.com/blog/behind-the-scenes-of-bun-install

#bun #installing

Another screenshot from the new #OpenRails v1.6 #RailSim running the #WupperExpress12 route addon.

Some #tips when #installing Open Rails on #Linux using #WINE:

1. use the 32bit versions of WINE and Open Rails as you need to apply some winetricks which may not be available for 64bit WINE (I will test 64bit installation seperately)

2. after installing OpenRails in WINE run the #winetricks script for the WINE prefix you have just installed Open Rails into

3. from wineticks install the following DLLs:

a) .NET 4.7.2 - this will take some time as you will iterate through versions 4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2 and finally 4.7.2

b) DXVK - this requires 32bit #Vulkan libararies for your video card (e.g. AMD) installed in your native Linux install. DXVK will fix issues with shading and textures (e.g when they are black in the distance but normal when coming closer)

c) XNA 3.1 - this will install .NET 2.1 as a dependency, don't worry.

4. The built-in content downloader (and network support in general) doesn't work too well with WINE, grab the free Content off the official Open Rails website.

"Svo bresta krosstré sem önnur tré"

I have given up on Windows 11 on my Thinkpad P53s. After analyzing my workflow on that computer, there is nothing I'm doing there that I can't do using openSuse Leap with KDE. And since @mikrotik are so nice to port their management app (WinBox) to all major platforms, I'm good with that too.

#installing #openSUSE #Leap #KDE #byebyeWindows

(still using Windows on my main rig though - because shitload of win-specific apps there :/ )

#encrypted #secure and #private #filetransfer and #messaging app. (because thats the only type worth working on)

I've highlighted some features below:

- #Decentralized
- No #cookies
- #P2P #encrypted
- No #registration
- No #installing
- #GroupMessaging (coming soon)
- #TextMessaging
- #MultimediaMessaging
- #OfflineMessaging (in #research phase)
- #FileTransfer
- #VideoCalls
- #DataOwnership
- Optional #SelfHosting
- #Screensharing (on desktop browsers)
- #OpenSource

Check it out!
#Blog: https://positive-intentions.com/blog/introducing-decentralized-chat
#GitHub: https://github.com/positive-intentions/chat
#Demo: https://chat.positive-intentions.com

(Boosts appreciated)