[clug] Re: Why switch to Linux?
Jacinta Richardson
jarich at perltraining.com.au
Fri Nov 10 04:29:21 GMT 2006
Robin Shannon wrote:
> Is there
> any out of the box sort of websever set ups that non-geeks could deal
> with? Can anyone else think of real KILLER apps?
apt-get/yum/etc
I'm serious.
All of my family members who don't use Linux are amazed when I can say "Oh,
Linux keeps track of _all_ of my application updates for me automatically."
even if I have never used those applications. Even if I don't know that they're
installed. I especially like Ubuntu's little orange button in the top panel
telling me when updates are available.
And when I want to install something, I don't have to go web searching. I can
use my package manger and there's a very good chance that I'll find what I'm
looking for. Even better, my package manger will usually install it for me
without needing my interaction. I don't (usually) have to specify what
directory it will go in, or whether I want a full/custom/express install. It
just works.
That's my "killer" app.
J
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