As a Linux user, it's funny to see all of the FUD out there. When somebody complains about Windows, it "comes with the territory"; when somebody complains about Linux, it's "Oh, see how complicated and hard to use Linux is!!!" I have one friend who seems to think that Linux users have to compile their kernels once a day, and he completely ignores anyone trying to tell him different.
"I went to [some site] and downloaded [an .exe] under Linux and when I clicked on it, didn't work! Why doesn't it 'just work'!".
Well, I went to [some site] under Windows and had to spend 30 seconds figuring which was the legitimate download and which were malware masquerading as the download, then I had to click next a few times while taking care to check and uncheck boxes not to accept 'special offers' for more malware. Why can't I just open the package manager and have the whole install process automatically done for me without risking to infect my computer every time I want to download legit software?
As a Linux user, it's funny to see all of the FUD out there. When somebody complains about Windows, it "comes with the territory"; when somebody complains about Linux, it's "Oh, see how complicated and hard to use Linux is!!!" I have one friend who seems to think that Linux users have to compile their kernels once a day, and he completely ignores anyone trying to tell him different.
"I went to [some site] and downloaded [an .exe] under Linux and when I clicked on it, didn't work! Why doesn't it 'just work'!".
Well, I went to [some site] under Windows and had to spend 30 seconds figuring which was the legitimate download and which were malware masquerading as the download, then I had to click next a few times while taking care to check and uncheck boxes not to accept 'special offers' for more malware. Why can't I just open the package manager and have the whole install process automatically done for me without risking to infect my computer every time I want to download legit software?