Linux fascination

Every now and then, I get fasctinated with Linux. Just for this one reason, I have a machine at home running linux to satisfy my craving for some geek stuff now and then. I always had this impression that linux is not for common man and is only for those hardcore computer gurus. It proves right everytime I work with it. For eg: I wanted to install Firefox browser on my Linux machine. When I tried doing that, it complained that I have a old version of glib.c. So I had to install this from the GNU website first. When I tried doing that, it complained about having old versions of assembler and linker. So I had to first install the newer version of the assembler and linker before I could install glib.c. This is just a sample of how complicated it is to install something on a linux box. I have had this issue with other applications on this platform but never had the heart to give it up. The challenger posed by this OS to a computer literate like myself is quite scary. So how do I tame this monster now?
The only way I found out was to be patient and give it what it demands. Sometimes it has taken me months to install one simple application on linux when it took less than 5 mins to install the Redmond version of the same application. That does not deter me in any way to shun linux and take a pilgrimage to Redmond. It intrigues me even more and I have come to love the challenge. Unfortunately, I do not have the time chunks it demands from a Linux newbie like me. I try to battle it whenever I could. Some I win and some I loose. I tend to like the ones I loose since I end up learning a lot more about this beast in trying to get it to work. I have now hit a wall installing the latest version glib.c. Not sure how long this is going to take me to resolve it. I am not going to give up that easily.