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    Windows VS Linux (part 2) (lemmy.world)
    submitted 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    [–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

    Literally

    My desktop/laptop experience for both is as follows:

    Windows update, at least since the inception of the concept has never required me to go to a browser (unless you count w98 "everything is a website" concept for the desktop or the far in between instances were a PC was offline/having issues and you need to download update packages)

    It also updated windows applications (ie office) but yeah it never intended to upgrade other stuff, all other software had their own auto update check

    I'll concede the restart because yeah it does all for that

    But yeah Linux install is not without issues, and I'll just remind everyone of how difficult it was/is to install a component driver when it's not automatically found (wifi cards, disk controllers, and Realtek drivers anyone?)

    Yeah it does update your apps, as long as you have the repos, and restart wise I distinctively remember that you do need to do restarts after updates, be it major distro or not.

    Simple commands? I'll concede that, as long as we remember the average Linux user is used to a less user friendly experience. Complain ask you want but for the average user, windows update experience works

    Thankfully I don't need to deal with all that stuff now

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

    What's so hard about sudo pacman -Syu

    Is easy

    No sketchy website like having to go to Firefox.com to download Firefox. Ughhh

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

    winget install firefox

    [–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

    Whoosh?