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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the gui package managers like synaptic, or lindows click and run make linux installing very easy.
also windows style installers vary between programs which makes them a bit awkward.
and dont forget licence numbers. i was asked to reinstall some comercial software for someone, and had forgotten the hassle of having to search through draws for the original cd case to find a 20 digit code that was required.