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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes I'm aware. That's what I said I did. The point being that it wasn't as simple as it is on Windows.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

my point is it is exactly the same procedure as windows. you simply run the vcredist exe.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

No it's not. It's installed and run in the background without any manual intervention or Googling.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

in my experience, as stated before, this doesnt happen automatically every time on either platform.