Why you will soon be using Linux instead of Microsoft products

Why I like Linux:

Choices

yum
Yellow dog Updater, Modified

• An automatic updater and package installer/remover for rpm-based systems.
• It automatically computes dependencies and figures out what things should occur in order to safely install, remove, and update rpm packages.
• Yum also efficiently and easily retrieves information on any package installed or available in a repository to the installer.
• Yum makes it easier to maintain groups of machines without having to manually update each one using rpm or other tools.
• Yum can manage package groups, multiple repositories, fallback repositories and more to permit centralized package management performed by just one or two individuals to scale over an entire organization.

I don't use yum,
though it looks to be a viable choice.
!!!Ain't it cool you have so many choices when using Linux?!?!?,
unlike that other operating system... WinDoze...

WizarDave's recommended method of:

• keeping your programs up to date
• installing and removing programs

apt - synaptic

Off site yum links

• Fedora Project yum info
• Yum (Yellow dog Updater, Modified) HOWTO
• fedora.us, includes apt-synaptic, yum & up2date
• Duke University
• Keeping Fedora Up to Date with Yum @ LinuxGazette
• DAG apt/yum repository
• Some Notes on yum Repositories by Charles Curley

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It's all about having choices
That's the biggest reason I prefer Linux over Windoze.