Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 22nd Feb 2007 23:24 UTC, submitted by Andrzej Ptak
There are currently at least five popular ways of installing software in GNU/Linux. None of them are widely accepted throughout the popular distributions. This situation is not a problem for experienced users - they can make decisions for themselves. However, for a newcomer in the GNU/Linux world, installing new software is always pretty confusing. The article tries to sum up some of the recent efforts to fix this problem and examine the possible future of packaging software in GNU/Linux.
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2005-10-18
1) Synaptic is nice when you know what you need, but it doesn't really shine for search.
2) You cannot see the screenshots, reviews etc.
3) Not all software is or can be in repositories. Even when it is, it may be not the version that a user needs.