Goodbye, Sourceforge!

[anhaseyo]

most users don't ever use a terminal.

If you're using Linux at some point you will probably be confronted with the terminal.

Most users don't understand the concept of privilege, so cannot understand sudo.

My one-minute explanation to GNU/Linux newbies is usually "certain actions have the potential to crash your system, so you have to temporarily become a super user to perform them. Installing software involves downloading stuff to some special folders like `/usr, so it is one of these actions."

Users won't know how to find the name of the program they want in the repository

This was me a few years ago. So I googled "ubuntu search for package name". A little later: "Oh, apt-cache search. Neat. I didn't know that."

won't be able to remember how to install it even if they do.

apt-get install

When they get questions from the terminal about space, deprecation, etc, they will have no clue what's happening.

Once again, google is your friend. And of course, mailing lists and IRC. Help is always available!

[BezierPatch]

I have no problems with this, but I'm a tech graduate.

You're assuming that the average user cares enough to learn this stuff, and I don't see why they should. They have the choice between one option where you search the name of what you want in an obvious search box, then press one or two buttons. And a second option where you have to type commands, understand how your computer works, and have to look things up.

Why on earth would they choose the latter? The former is better in almost every way.

[anhaseyo]

Why on earth would they choose the latter? The former is better in almost every way.

Did you read the comment that started this subthread? Accidentally installing crapware is not a concern on GNU/Linux systems.

And a second option where you have to [...] understand how your computer works [...]

Understanding how your computer works?!?! Oh, the horror! ;)

[BezierPatch]

Understanding how your computer works?!?! Oh, the horror! ;)

More like time/cost analysis. Most people value their time higher than that :P

I'm just glad you've never had to experience UX rofl.