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How Linux app install leaves one PC expert befuddled

blogs.zdnet.com — Does package standard diversity in Linux distributions create unnecessary complexity for its end-users?

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  • neko, on 07/02/2008, -0/+2Evidently, this person is not a PC expert, but a MS/Windows expert. The biggest challenge is getting out of the mindset that you have to go online and look for a "setup.exe" to download.

    The other problem is treating "Linux" as through it is a single entity, some kind of corporation which is clearly crazy for using multiple package formats. No. You might as well blame Books for not standardising on font and point size.

    Ubuntu. Fedora. These are your OSes. Ubuntu has a standard package format, and a standard place to go when you're looking for a new application. Fedora has a standard package format, and a standard place to go when you're looking for a new application. (please copy and paste depending on your own preferred OS)

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