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[NavinF]

Having to download dependencies is a very Linux desktop problem. On every other platform (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android) it is customary for installers to come with all dependencies. Most programs also statically link non-system libraries.

[tpoacher → NavinF]

Nothing stops you from bundling dependencies on linux.

The reason it's a "very linux problem" is exactly because this is a sane thing to do in a pool of insane systems.

There's absolutely no reason to ship your 1k executable with 1Gb of libraries, used by 10 other programs.

[NavinF → tpoacher]

If your 1k executable uses 1Gb of libraries, that's on you.