I will honestly never understand why people link shit articles instead

What is that?

Use the package manager! I have a friend that is an amazing programmer he knows computer software well. But he said Linux is a hassle to use because of updates. I was confused then I found out he would download the .tar.gz and install software manually.

Just get used to using the package manager instead of downloading from the websites like on windows. It takes a minute to get used to but life will be much easier.