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Yep, really hard.
That copy and paste this is definitely advanced technology. Let's say I want to have the latest version of Blender (I do 3D modelling and rendering) on my system at all times.
-- I google "Blender ppa". Top of the heap is "https://launchpad.net/~irie/+archive/blender"
-- Scroll down to the section that says "Adding this PPA to your system"
-- Open Terminal (graphically, from a menu... LOL)
-- The instructions are all right there in that 'Read about installing' section. Really complicated, too... copy and past this line into terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa
Terminal prompts you *ONCE* for your password (since you're doing something admin level, not all the bloody time, whenever it feels like it, even if you're still on the same task, like Windows does)
-- Now issue a "sudo apt-get update" (you won't get the password prompt this time: GNULinux knows you're still working at the same task here)... you can copy and paste *this* from the ppa instructions. I'm lazy. I do.
-- Now do your software update from the GUI as usual. Voila, you have the absolute latest greatest clean build of your favourite software! AND - something Windows can never claim - whenever the system prompts you... just a wee icon change that politely lets you know that new stuff is out there to update your system with, won't rudely interrupt what you're doing BY DEFAULT (unless you change the Windows update behaviour). After the update, you have not only OS updates but *software* updates!
Oh, yeah. This is how an OS *should* behave.
-- I google "Blender ppa". Top of the heap is "https://launchpad.net/~irie/+archive/blender"
-- Scroll down to the section that says "Adding this PPA to your system"
-- Open Terminal (graphically, from a menu... LOL)
-- The instructions are all right there in that 'Read about installing' section. Really complicated, too... copy and past this line into terminal:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gwibber-daily/ppa
Terminal prompts you *ONCE* for your password (since you're doing something admin level, not all the bloody time, whenever it feels like it, even if you're still on the same task, like Windows does)
-- Now issue a "sudo apt-get update" (you won't get the password prompt this time: GNULinux knows you're still working at the same task here)... you can copy and paste *this* from the ppa instructions. I'm lazy. I do.
-- Now do your software update from the GUI as usual. Voila, you have the absolute latest greatest clean build of your favourite software! AND - something Windows can never claim - whenever the system prompts you... just a wee icon change that politely lets you know that new stuff is out there to update your system with, won't rudely interrupt what you're doing BY DEFAULT (unless you change the Windows update behaviour). After the update, you have not only OS updates but *software* updates!
Oh, yeah. This is how an OS *should* behave.
Posted by Robynsveil
Updated - 7th Oct
