A Linux Newbie's Main Issue With Linux

I'm new to Linux, but most of my experiences have been positive.  I've
only run into one thing that really bugs me about Linux and to me it's a
biggie:

My complaint is with the way applications are distributed in Linux.  This
business of getting the application then when you try to install it you
learn that there are dependencies that you have to go find, and then guess
what one of those dependencies has dependencies of it's own that must be
found and installed before you can load that dependence,  and there are
four different versions of a dependence so which one does your application
require? This is just insane! If an application needs dependencies then
they need to be distributed with the program. This business of turning
application installation into a treasure hunt is just ridicules!

OK, thank you for letting me rant; I feel much better now.

Paul