installing software

Computerworld UK: "Open source icon Miguel de Icaza says Microsoft's plan to build an App Store for Windows won't solve a larger problem faced by Microsoft: "Everyone is scared of installing applications on Windows.""

Ghacks: "PackageKit is a background service charged with updating and installing software on your computer. But because PackageKit itself is just a background service it requires a front end so that end users can take advantage of the system.

One very powerful front end is KPackageKit."

TuxSoftware: "Software installation on Ubuntu and really all major Linux distributions contrary to some people's uneducated rants on the subject can actually be much easier than anything Windows has to offer."

Spice Mines of Kessel: "If you are new to Ubuntu, you might be asking yourself how you obtain more software for your computer."