Omni (omni)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Jul-12 10:41:18 UTC
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@abigpony The biggest difference is that, due to the way Linux handles software, it doesn't get so slow over time. It doesn't use a registry, and programs save user-specific settings in your home directory, and system-specific settings in /etc/ (generally, depends on the distribution). This means that you can just back up your home directory and will normally back up the settings to all your software as well. Besides that, the package manager takes care of installing, uninstalling and updating. Remember how, on Windows, every program has its own updater? I hated that, I truly did, but under Linux you have one program which updates ALL your software to the latest version. See it as Windows Update working for your whole system (and being much faster). Also, no setup wizards. You choose the program you want to install, click "Install" and it takes care of it itself. But personally, the reason I left Windows was because it breaks so easily and runs slow so quickly, which Linux just doesn't
