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One of the few times I've downvoted (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Do you not know what a tar.gz is? it's like a zip file. how are you supposed to install it automatically? the structure inside is unknown.

also, it's commonly used for things like backups.