I was in the middle of a long debate about typical Windows and Linux topic. This wasn't a real debate, just a discussion among friends. The main argument was, why Linux isn't popular even it distributed as a free product ?
My conclusion is, in earlier days, Linux was mainly a terminal based operating system. The old versions had a basic desktop environment with a powerful terminal. So every Linux user had to use the terminal, which is a pain for normal computer users. Older version of windows had a better GUI interface rather than Linux. Therefore, many users chose their OS as windows and a trend has begun.
Due to the popularity of Windows, many software vendors decided to build their products to Windows platform and later they build a Linux version as well.
The main problem in Linux is, you cannot find Linux as a single OS. It is a kernel and the platform always depends on the distribution. Example, if you download "vlc" for Redhat (.rpm), you cannot use it in "Debian" (.deb).
As a solution, Linux community uses archives which are compatible for all platforms. The drawback behind archive installation is, if the uses are non technical person, they might find it difficult to install dependencies (libraries) or compile the source.
Troubleshooting the system and applications is something we have to do with our own. I use both Linux and Windows, apparently, I can say, troubleshooting Windows is much easier than Linux.
In Windows, most of the installations can be done by double clicking and filling the installation wizard.
I think, Linux is improving and moving from geeks to normal users, especially Ubuntu distribution. Hopefully, they will make an OS which can do 90% of things without using the terminal.
PS: I haven't mentioned Mac OS, because I have less knowledge about it.
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