Linux’s dirty little secret
OK, so over the past few months I’ve grown from being a Linux skeptic into being quite a Linux fan. I’ve still got lots to learn but it’s great having the ability to roll out a no-cost OS onto systems that don’t need to have Windows on them (I understand that not everyone reading this will need Linux, but I do …). That said, there are a few aspects of Linux that do annoy/frustrate/anger me/make me hulk out* (delete as overall mood dictates), and one of these aspects is so core to an OS that I’m surprised that it hasn’t been addressed already.
I’m talking about installing applications. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not all applications. For example, if you are running Ubuntu and want to install support for 7-Zip archives, then you just fire up Add/Remove Applications, type 7zip into the Search box, check 7zip, hit Apply Changes and confirm the changes.
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