Or--you just choose "Add/Remove Software" from the menu and choose what you want. It does everything else for you.
One program I really liked back then I used Ms-windows was ZoneAlarm. i liked the fact that it would notice if a given program wanted to send traffic external to your system, and you have the option of allowing or denying the access. Are you aware of anything similar for linux? I realize you can use iptables to allow or deny traffic in or out, but I'd like to see something a little bit more interactive.
That only works with packages included in the distro (yes there is allot there but that is besides the point). NVU (for example) is not there..
Including a bunch of useless questions that create the need to click OK, OK, OK, OK, Next....
Just INSTALL the bloody thing already!
Do you accept the license agreement?
Where would you like to install it?
Do you want to create a Start Menu group?
Would you like an icon on your desktop?
Would you like an icon placed in Quickstart?
Do you want to install the Yahoo! Search bar in your Browser?
Would you like to set your Homepage to "www.ThisSoftwareSux.com"?
Are you ready to install?
Would you like to register your software now?
Would you like to open the ReadMe file?
Sheeeesh.