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The other thread is about whether Galaxy should be optionally uninstallable.

This thread is related by being about Galaxy not being uninstallable on a . Congratulations Windows users for having the favored OS. Hopefully you all will succeed over in [url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/offline_installers_with_an_option_to_install_gog_galaxy]that thread and Galaxy won't become "optionally uninstallable", especially since Galaxy is not uninstallable in a standard Mac way.
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Today, GOG revealed games purchased on their website will include the "option to install the GOG Galaxy client from the offline installers downloaded via GOG.com" starting later this week with a list of more than 100 games.

In the announcement GOG also revealed the option to install Galaxy will already be selected by default in order to automatically install Galaxy when installing the game. Rather than Galaxy being an "optional install", Galaxy will be an "optional not install".

Every. Single. Time. A. Purchased. Game. Is. Installed. From. A. Downloaded. Game. Installer. From. GOG.

Otherwise, Galaxy will be automatically installed when the game is installed from the offline installer. If you don't uncheck the checkbox and don't want Galaxy after it is installed, then you will need to remove it afterwards. It's not clear to me whether Galaxy itself is bundled with the game or a second download is initiated when installing the game. It's also not clear to me when Galaxy is installed: before or after the game is installed?

Regardless, if you have a Mac then you should be aware Galaxy is not an app that can be completely uninstalled simply by moving it to the Trash, and that GOG has not provided any means for completely removing Galaxy from the macOS, t.i. no uninstaller. Galaxy places files across the whole operating system. That means Galaxy is not made as a native app for macOS, therefore Galaxy is not user friendly for people using a Mac. Good luck cleaning up GOG's programming mess once you no longer want it, or when restoring from a backup and not wanting to restore Galaxy at first. Not that "luck" would help in any of those circumstances. (I'm using it on a Mac right now only because I haven't gotten around to doing a fresh install of macOS to ensure there are no traces of Galaxy remaining. Still trying to appreciate it…)

{Linux users beware of a version of Galaxy like that for Linux, if ever. For me, such a mess hasn't been worth it for the Mac.}

There's already a thread, silly. Don't make a second panic button.

I know, and I agree, but it's gotten too long.

Additionally, there is no info anywhere that I've search about the difficulty of uninstalling Galaxy from a Mac. If Galaxy is going to be installed by default, then I think it's important that any Mac users know beforehand because of that. Then maybe they'll keep an eye out for that checkbox…

EDIT: Though, I'll admit I'm probably the only one using Galaxy on a Mac… Or there probably isn't that many. Why else would Galaxy be made like that? And now Galaxy is "optionally uninstallable" if every file can be tracked down and deleted.

This... even us Galaxy users think this is a shitty ideal in it's current form that needs to be handled better. No need to flood the site with this, constructive feedback is what needed. Not being irrational about it.

In this particular case there is no such thing as 'too long'.

You filthy animal! ;D

If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me? I... I am no longer infected.

Chris Jericho, is that you? :P

That was an Austin Powers reference noodle head! :P

Great, now I'm hungry again. He is a bit nutty though.

I meant too long for bringing up the matter of Galaxy not being uninstallable on a Mac. In essence, it would derail the thread (ha! likely not get noticed) even though not being uninstallable is a major reason to not have Galaxy auto-installed.

Though, I'm hoping I'm wrong. Maybe someone will chime in and point out how Galaxy is uninstallable from a Mac in a Mac standard way. In that case, it definitely would not belong in the other thread.

As long as it's relevant (and why wouldn't it be?) I say go for it, knock yourself out! :)

But that would at least make you wiser for having mentioned the (non-)issue. ;)

I was just going to ask if we had a wishlist entry already.

Hm i think it uninstalls just fine, don't really see anything out of the ordinary.

I agree though that Galaxy shouldn't really be a default install with standalone installers. I like it personally, but i'd prefer clean, separate installers, mostly for Wine.