
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.
Didn't know that apt-get will do that, and I doubt it will, but it's possible of course.
At least with portage I'm warned that the program I'm going to install does not work with other installed software (so called blockers).