I wish there was a right click install button for deb files

https://programming.dev/post/32886828

I wish there was a right click install button for deb files - programming.dev

I know it’s not that hard $ dpkg -i but opening the terminal gives normies an aneurysm and thanks to the crazy gatekeeping gen alpha doesn’t know what a file type is now. I use Ubuntu btw. Personally, the App store’s on Linux confused me a ton, setting up Flatpak and some other package repositories. I much preferred the windows way, shocker, with just downloading and double-click the exe file. Do I have to make a pull request myself to get this done, or what is the debate on this?

I really don’t understand why it’s not more streamlined, it should work like an exe where I just click it and it installs and handles dependencies automatically.

Installing a random .deb comes with enormous security implications. I am not sure that making the process more beginner friendly is a really good idea.

"Beginner friendly" should be limited to things from the main repositories, and for that there is the Software Center.

It’s the same thing with .exe on windows. It’s potentially dangerous and people need to be mindful what they download and install.