Linked by Kevin Russo on Thu 31st Mar 2005 18:40 UTC
I read a lot of reviews comparing GNU/Linux and Microsoft Windows, and inevitably the topic of installing software comes up. Most reviews indicate that installing software in Windows is much easier than that of the desktop GNU/Linux world. I decided to do my own comparison based on my desktop usage to see the difference. The following are my results. Those of you that come from the Windows world may be a tad bit surprised at the ease in which software can be installed.
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Just because you can type "apt-get install abiword" does not mean that the application will appear in the GUI menus, nor does it place the binary in default location most of the time, ie "Program Files". Its easy for a experienced user to install and maintain software on a linux machine.
What you should say is "It easy for a novice linux user to install software with apt-get". And to keep the comparison similar you should have tried the same process of obtaining the application for both platforms. Not using apt-get, and then using IE on windows.....
[off topic]Not to mention....but if someone wanted to
creat a apt-get like system for windows that downloaded and installed common GPL software...it really wouldnt take that long. Like: win-get install abiword[/off topic]
This whole "comparison" was lame.