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 first want to mention that people who say that normal users are afraid of the command line or that they will never understand how to use it are completely wrong.
I have seen many normal users use the command line with success.
That said...
portage and apt-get also have graphical user interfaces.
And one of the biggest advantages of apt-get and portage is something like this:
emerge -uD world
or
emerge -uD system
1 single line!!!
Yes, 1 !!!!
Don't tell me that a normal user can not remember such a command.
Can Windows do something like this?
Not yet, but Microsoft is going to do something similar in their next windows update (although in a graphical ui way)
I think portage is a "copy" of porthole on a bsd system?
Not sure.
But it's one of the best ways to install software.