zmatt
The Bulldog
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1) What? There is so much documentation both installed and all over the internet I find it a little difficult to believe you are saying that.
2) I'll take your word on that one.
3) Linux doesn't have anything like the kind of gaming experience you can easily get from Windows.
4) Personally I use the command line a lot, on many of my machines it's the only option. However, if you do have a graphical environment installed obligatory use of the command line is quite rare and it is much better than the windows one.
5) I can't see how this is a downside. It's there if you need/want it but using it isn't compulsory.
It's pretty easy on the documentation thing. All of it is out of date and/or incomplete. Go to the Ubuntu site and try to find information on anything. You will find that save for the most obvious things there isn't an article for the newest release and the older documentation doesn't work because some important command has changed, or the repository server has changed, or the packages they used aren't compatible or some other reason.
As for package management I've have already gone over this. In short, dependency **** is easy to get, there are no manual .exe's so if the program fails to start you can't manually start it like in windows, you have to rely on one program to manage them whether you like it or not, and they always require dependencies. Short of video games and .net programs i don't know of many windows applications that require me to download or use another program or library to run. Windows .exe's are fully encased programs and don't need any outside help to work. That solution is beautiful and elegant. packages are a throwback to 1970's technology and are just a pain.