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Installing Programmes in Linux vs. Windows: Which is Easier?
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| Whenever someone tells me that something is easier in Windows, I am
| immediately suspicious. I wonder what compromises they have made in their own
| mind. This is telling. It says that Windows users are willing to put up with
| much in order to use Windows, before they begin to work. They either really
| don’t mind having to re-boot when they update and wait on endless updates
| after they boot up or they just see this as the cost of using Windows and it
| does not register.
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http://linuxcanuck.wordpress.com/2008/12/08/installing-programmes-in-linux-vs-windows-which-is-easier/
Recent:
Installing applications in Linux (part II)
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| It really is that easy and not at all scary!
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/19298/1154/
Installing applications on Linux
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| Windows users are quite used to putting in a CD and clicking on whatever
| comes up. Alternatively, you can download an exe or msi file from a website
| and install that. So, how do you install applications in Linux?
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| When you install Linux on your PC or laptop, it usually has some preloaded
| applications. Ubuntu comes with OpenOffice, a PDF reader, some basic games,
| some audio and video players and other things. It is pretty complete as it
| is, but I have been using Linux for a while and have my own favourite
| applications for doing things.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/18939/1162/
Software installation woes on Linux
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| While we gracefully installed our favorite Linux distro, one of the mundane
| problems which most users face is - installing a new software. In the
| beginning, software installation on a Linux distro can seem extremely
| intimidating while using a terminal but more often than not we can install
| things graphically. Installing software on Linux is not only easier than most
| of us think, but it also has some special features which help software’s to
| be updated automatically!
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http://www.brajeshwar.com/2008/software-installation-on-linux/
Package Management - Avoiding the Two Step
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| See, the beauty is that even though things like apt-get and synaptic make
| installing programs as easy as double clicking on setup.exe -- the difference
| is that we have a choice as to whether or not we pick the convenience of
| package management. It's the freedom to choose that makes Linux and open
| source so great.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/package-management-avoiding-two-step
Related:
Get down and dirty with Linux
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| Package managers make getting to grips with Linux easier
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| Let me start with a controversial statement: installing new software is
| almost always easier on Linux than on Windows. On most Linux systems, a
| package manager takes care of both the installation and removal of software.
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http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=10970
The Thing About Beagle
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| Beagle is a desktop search tool for Gnome. I thought I might give it
| a go, because sometimes I need to find things. Since I am using KDE I
| also installed Kerry, which is a KDE front end for Beagle. All of this
| can be accomplished in Debian as follows:
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| apt-get install kerry
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| Phew, that was tricky. I can see why those windows guys find Linux
| sooo difficult. It is waaaaay easier to go to some random website,
| download an installer, pray that it is safe, double-click on the
| installer, click "Yes, I do agree to all of these outrageous license
| terms and I don't mind that it includes spyware, and adware", click
| Next, Next, Next, and finally reboot a couple of times.
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http://benhay.blogspot.com/2006/11/thing-about-beagle.html
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