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Linux distributions do typically have the huge benefit of having a decent package manager.

Whereas on Windows, you are expected to download all your software from various websites, ridden with big green download button ads.

And as for updates, once again there is no uniform way of finding or installing updates, so your chance of using outdated (and maybe vulnerable) software is higher on Windows.

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> Linux distributions do typically have the huge benefit of having a decent package manager.

pip, cargo, npm :(

Yeah, except for those frequent "add our private PPA repository" packages or, even worse, "'curl | sudo bash' and just trust us, lol" installers.

But at least you can use the distro's repo for most things. On Windows, it's all "curl | sudo bash" equivalent, unless you actually use the Microsoft store.

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