I can install major pieces of software--even if no dependencies are already installed--much easier on Linux than I can on Windows.
>> The whole dependency issue has died—several years ago, in fact. If you don’t know that, then you shouldn’t be making judgments on it. <<
LOL! What you mean is that you downloaded a software product once on the latest update of such-and-such flavor of Linux, and it self-extracted. WHat portion of software on linux manages its own dependencies?
No it hasn’t this is just flat out wrong. While it has gotten better it’s not fixed. In fact, every time I go to try Linux (unless the software is pre-installed in the image I choose) it’s usually a headache.
I remember one time I wanted to sniff wireless to play with cracking my wireless key. First there were no pre-built images with the software that worked with my laptop for what I needed to achieve. So I try the rpm stuff where it self-installs. Oh wait they don’t have it for my build of Linux yet. Ok, so let me compile and install...dang here we go searching for libraries.
Until that is completely fixed to where I want to install the latest and greatest application on my machine and it just works then Linux won’t win the desktop.