@MagicBanana:
-3. My rule of thumb when I used Windows was: if Wikipedia has an article
about it, it's safe.
-2. CTRL+F and type "download" and you'll usually find the link.
-1. Even if you don't know, Google it! And 32 bit is always safe.
1.5. In Firefox you can right-click on the downloaded file from the download
manager and select "Open containing folder".
4. In my final days of using Windows I was installing only free software, so
not a problem.
5. Not all applications require a restart.
6. What menu? I don't think you're using the right word.
7. You can download multiple files at a time and install them one after the
other. And even if there are dependencies required (practically never the
case), they're easy to install, too.
I've tried using the same process as I used on Windows by going to the Debian
repositories and downloading a file, and its dependencies, and its
dependencies' dependencies... Practically half the stuff I download is
already installed because I have no way of knowing, it takes up a ridiculous
amount of disk space, and there's no way to determine the order in which to
install the stuff unless I actually write it down.
You say that installing software on GNU/Linux is easy. And it is...if you
have a fast and stable Internet connection (not my case)...and the program
you want is in your distribution's repositories...
@onpon4:
At least when I told Windows to remove the program, it didn't say something
like "Could not remove this because applications depend on it", and then when
I went to the actual C:/Program Files folder it didn't say that uninstalling
that program would uninstall my system. (Yes, that's the case. I want to
remove Python 2.7.2 so I can use python 3.x, but it will destroy Trisquel.)
Also, ever heard of Solitaire? Catching up on some work? You can do a lot of
stuff while you're waiting for the program to be removed.
