Need new software? Don't bother searching the web, Linux gets it for you.
If you want to check out a new piece of software in Windows, you'll need to:
- Search the web to find which piece of software suits your needs.
- Find a web site that allows you to download it.
- Maybe pay for it.
- Actually download the software.
- Install it.
- Sometimes reboot your computer.
Whew, that's a lot of work to just try out something new!
With Linux, everything is much simpler. Linux has what is called a "package manager": each piece of software is contained in its own "package". If you need some new software, just open the package manager, type a few keywords, choose which software you want to install and press "Apply" or "OK". Or you can just browse existing software (that's a lot of choice!) in categories.
Here I just typed "mine game" to search for a mine sweeper (actually, I already had one coming with my Linux, but anyway). If I want to install a new program, I'll just tick the checkbox on the left, and click "Apply" ("Appliquer" in French - which is greyed out for now, since there is nothing to be installed yet):
So one: no more surfing. Two: no more downloading and installing software yourself. Three: more time to actually try out the software.