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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A real comparison would be to give a windows user a pre-installed debian system with either KDE or Gnome and see if he can figure it out. He will probably find synaptic and do his best at guessing what's going on.
I've been a linux user since 2002 and think it's come a very long way since then in terms of applications getting better and KDE and Gnome and IceWM both getting much better. Ubuntu is very nice and has great potential. Hopefully easier to install drivers will be developed, especially for laptop computers.