Re: Feature request: install package by passing URL to apt-get

2022-06-23 Thread Person the human
The easier something is to do, the more harmless people will think it is, so you're right. Thanks. On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 5:56 PM Dan Ritter wrote: > Person the human wrote: > > Having this feature won't help me personally since I'm not using an SSD > and > > I

Re: Feature request: install package by passing URL to apt-get

2022-06-22 Thread Person the human
users a command to copy-paste into the terminal. It would help all users and change the way people use apt. On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 3:20 PM Dan Ritter wrote: > Person the human wrote: > > I just want to get everyone's opinion on this before I request it from > the > > devel

Feature request: install package by passing URL to apt-get

2022-06-22 Thread Person the human
I just want to get everyone's opinion on this before I request it from the developers or possibly try to add it myself. Would it be nice if it was possible to pass a URL to 'apt install' so that a package could be installed without first downloading its .deb file? I think it's good because it can