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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My personal experience it totally opposite - installation of new programs in Linux is terrible, and it is one of main reasons why I finally gave up Linux and returned to Windows XP.
In most cases newly installed programs in Linux, neither appears in menu, nor properly integrates with environment.
For example:
Even FireFox didn't add itself to start menu. So I had to go thru mess of subfolders to find it (it is also not clear what to look for, there are several files in different places with name “FireFox”). Then there is another problem to add it to menu/quick start bar (of course drag and drop doesn't work).
Divx codecks - after installation nothing happens at all. Video player still can't play divx/mpeg4 files. Of course I could find out how to update configuration files, etc, but this is no way user friendly.