[ Thanks to dmbkiwi
for this link. ]
“I have been a Linux user for over 10 years. I have
used it exclusively on my home systems since that time and although
it was a struggle at the beginning, I haven’t had any desire to use
any other operating system … until now. Recently I purchased
a MacBook Pro. Principally because I like the hardware, and can put
Linux on it. However, it has also given me the opportunity to use
OSX. In fact I’ve been using OSX quite a lot – given I’ve
paid for it, I want to really see how it works. However, in the
course of using it, I’ve come across a number of features of Linux
and the KDE desktop that I greatly miss. If you think I’m wrong on
any of the items below, please let me know – I’d love to be
able to fill in some of the gaps I’ve found. This is my list:“1. A Package Manager
“Package management is a central feature of most Linux
distributions. Whether it be apt, rpm, emerge, packman or the
myriad of other package managers, the basic premise is the same
– the ability to update every piece of software on your
system from a central application, so that everything is up to date
and secure. Furthermore, with most package managers, software
dependencies are automatically resolved, and finding new software
is a simple matter of searching in the package manager – no
need to trawl download sites online, or worse still go to a bricks
and mortar shop to buy it in a box.”