I mean, also look at how windows installs programs. Its like a 100 step process taking several minutes, because just putting the files where they need to be is just too simple.

Or the uninstall program, cant just remove the files, no... Need to run full installer backwards to remove all the registry entries and even reboot the system to get rid of it all.

[–] Slashme@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

"apt install " is just so much nicer than running some weird installer.

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 1 points 2 hours ago

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago

One of the actual (many) reasons that drove me from Windows. Over the years it became so dirty to have so many old files and registry entries that were abandoned by their respective uninstallers that I became wary of installing anything at all, and that's not the feeling I want with my personal computer.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 7 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Uninstallation on Linux needs to do the equivalent of removing registry entries (settings) as well. Neither prices typically takes long. Windows does require more reboots, but you can typically get away without rebooting still.

[–] angband@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

That's what --purge is for, in apt.

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 6 points 11 hours ago

The main difference is Linux package managers with their package metadata is better at cleaning up than corresponding Windows installers.

Especially antivirus programs, they are the worst

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Linux settings are stored in files in your home directory, and uninstalling typically leaves those files intact.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 5 points 12 hours ago

Some of them, but not all of them. Uninstalling things on windows also often leaves registry entries. It's just not that different