Linked by Kevin Russo on Thu 31st Mar 2005 18:40 UTC
General Development 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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by Omega on Thu 31st Mar 2005 19:44 UTC

what if you want to install something which is not a standard applciation. Say the lastest Doom 3 ?
that would require some configuration of apt files, which you did not include in your "steps".

and not to mention the biggest issue: your example require user to *KNOW* commands, and to use a terminal.

So sorry, but Windows is much easier.