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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I would have agreed with the windows installation is easier a year ago myself but more and more windows is getting harder and harder to install and linux is getting easier and easier. And this of course is not taking into account other os installations such as osx.
One of the biggest issues with windows being "easier" up until now was in fact the supposed ease of use of the installation process. But windows installers are getting so arcane that at lest for some programs linux installers are in fact easer.
Also while many programs in windows dont require rebooting MANY MANY do including internal windows programs. In fact theres a few programs i think a driver installer that even if you cancel out of the darn thing it forces you to reboot.
But linux has really come along with here and personally i like the idea of knowing exactly whats being installed on my computer meaning depdencies and whatnot in linux as oppoed to not knowing at all what the windows installer is doing.
Oh and because windows 2000 is getting old many windows programs wont even work on it anymore. Which is a real pain. And lest we forget the internet explorer depdnecy on windows.