Hugo is used from the commandline, even in Windows. So you learn about paths and installing binaries, or you use a package manager for your OS; Windows uses those you mentioned, presumably because it isn’t as easy as other systems.
If you are not comfortable with the commandline Hugo is not for you.
The quick start is written using a MacBook, but I see your point. It fits better for people using Unix – and we will try to improve, but the command line terms are very similar.