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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No, in windows 2000 or newer, there is no need to reboot the computer after installing 99% of all of the applications. This review is a bit biased. For one step 7 on the windows is NOT necessary. You do NOT have to close anything to install an application unless you are updating a program that you are running.
Another thing that this article doesn't take into account is what if you don't know what application you want? What if you just know what you want the application to do? In windows you go to download.com. In linux you have to go to debian's site and search the package list descriptions which is much more of a pain.
Personally I think that the mac's install process beats the both of them. Insert cd or download application, open cd image, drag application to /Applications, drop. (Granted not all applications are like this but most are).
P.S. I've seen way to many people using gentoo (myself included) that had programs in portage that would not compile on their system making it impossible to get the application you want.