Windows Tech Writers Wrong About Linux
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| - Xandros and Linspire are so much like Windows in overall feel that it's
| painful.
|
| - Using any Debian-based distribution to install softare is actually easier
| than using Install Shield and Add/Remove. Software management, discovery and
| installation is light years easier than with Windows.
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http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2633&Itemid=449
Linux-Styled Software Installation For Windows?
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| With any Debian-based distribution of Linux, nothing rocks harder than being
| able to copy and paste a ton of text into a Linux shell and then watch as a
| bundle of open source applications are installed.
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http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2634&Itemid=449
Related:
New RP-developed Linux 'looks, feels' like Windows XP
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| The Department of Science and Technology-Advanced Science and
| Technology (DOST-ASTI) recently launched the Bayanihan Linux
| version 4 (BL4) and this time, it looks more like Microsoft
| Windows XP than the Macintosh OS.
|
| BL4 is now based on Linux Debian Stable, unlike the previous
| version that used Fedora. Likewise, BL4 uses the KDE graphical
| user interface that gives it a Microsoft Windows XP look.
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http://www.asianjournal.com/?c=190&a=19140
Free Agent: How to Compile Free Software Apps
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| Let me start with a controversial statement: Installing
| new software is almost always easier on Linux than on
| Windows or the Mac OS.
|
| I can already envision the angry e-mail. It'll come from
| the folks who write each month, certain that if they use
| enough capital letters and exclamation points, they'll
| convince me that LINUX SUCKS!!!
|
| But I'll say it again: Installing new software is, in
| most cases, easier under Linux than under other
| operating systems. I've touched on the simple reason
| why many times in this column. On most Linux systems,
| an app called the package manager takes care of
| software installation and removal.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127601-c,linux/article.html
Four weeks with Ubuntu Linux on the desktop. Part 3: Oh my God--it's full of
stars!
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| I've heard that installing software on Linux is very difficult. That may
| have been true once but it is a myth today. The truth is, installing
| software in Ubuntu is a far better and easier process that it has ever
| been in Windows.
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http://flagrantdisregard.com/index.php/2007/03/20/buntu-linux-its-full-of-stars/
Simple Package management with Synaptic Package Manager in Ubuntu
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| Synaptic is a graphical user interface (GUI) for managing software
| packages on Debian-based distributions.
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http://www.debianadmin.com/simple-package-management-with-synaptic-package-manager-in-ubuntu.html
Vista Ultimate vs. Ubuntu 7.04 - Which Install Is Easier?
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| So less than 3 hours into this experiment, I have both Vista and Ubuntu
| installed and patched. Both systems are stable, more or less, but both
| systems have quirks. Neither system worked perfectly, but much to my surprise
| the Ubuntu system worked better, (once I got the keyboard working). More
| hardware worked without needing to download additional drivers. More over,
| there is moreover, the desktop that I do have is more functional -
| applications like GIMP, Open Office, and a slew of multi-media apps are far
| more useful than Wordpad, Paint and the slew of crap that Vista comes with.
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http://scitech.teambio.org/2007/08/14/vista-ultimate-vs-ubuntu-704-which-install-is-easier/
Linux is not only better than windows, it is also easier to install and
maintain
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| This post inspired me to write this comparison, side by side, specially
| where it says, that windows users says that "Linux is hard to install", so I
| wanted to test it.
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http://www.go2linux.org/why-linux-is-easier-than-windows
Linux is Easier to Install than Windows!
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| A brief, but honest description of why Linux is better than Windows!
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http://www.utopiatheory.com/index.php?id=11
[Installing Linux from Windows] Wubi Review
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| In conclusion, this tool is certainly one of the easiest ways of letting
| people try Ubuntu without removing Windows or having to partition their hard
| drive for a dual-boot. I have enjoyed this tool, and although it is still in
| beta, it works very well and is very stable. So, if you are running a
| computer with Windows and want to give Ubuntu a try, then this is the
| solution for you.
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http://jon-reagan.blogspot.com/2007/07/wubi-review.html
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