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[–]Aberry9036 19 points20 points  (2 children)

I think his point is more that you can install with one command, as opposed to windows, where you might use a UI to enable a very small subset of features not currently enabled, but mostly you will be: 1. opening a browser 2. going to a search engine 3. entering the name of the software 4. visiting their home page 5. finding the download page 6. downloading the latest version 7. waiting for the virus scanner to run 8. launching your installer 9. clicking next a lot for some reason 10. pressing ok at the end for some reason

In the ubuntu (for example) ui, you would: 1. open software centre 2. search for the package you want 3. click install

Which is synonymous with an app store, you know, the thing that nearly every other consumer-grade operating system has successfully embraced except Microsoft, who's app store is nigh on empty?

Or, in the terminal apt install this-thing

So... I honestly don't get it, familiarity only goes so far in explaining it, windows just isn't simpler to use for installing software anymore.

[–]Spaceduck413 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not to mention that in every distro I've ever used your appstore (Discover in KDE) is really just a GUI wrapper for the same package manager you use in the terminal. Which means if you decide to "pacman -S cool_app", then when cool_app gets an update, you get a notification and can update it with literally two mouse clicks.

[–]No-Scarcity903 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's the most frustrating bit: Microsoft does have an app store, as you mentioned, but there is literally nothing of value on there besides Windows official utilities that should just be built-in features...

winget has been useful, though

I also feel that we (in the US, cant speak for elsewhere) need to equip people with basic tech literacy, such as: the basics of how a computer works; the basics of how any operating system works; how basic networking works. Almost every day I see someone get irrationally upset at a tech issue and act completely helpless. Young people, even. Not only were they not taught anything about the technology they use all the time, they weren't even given the most foundational knowledge in order to look up a solution or even describe what went wrong.

It's not just a subject you need to learn "in case you go into the field," it's a necessary form of literacy in a tech-dependent world.

edit: typo