{"id":5369,"date":"2018-09-08T18:17:57","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T18:17:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/really.zonky.org\/?p=5369"},"modified":"2018-09-08T18:18:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T18:18:02","slug":"linux-no-you-dont-need-the-command-line-but-it-isnt-that-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/really.zonky.org\/?p=5369","title":{"rendered":"Linux: No You Don’t Need The Command-Line, But It Isn’t That Scary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Having used Linux for well over 20 years (yes it\u00a0is<\/em> that old), and Unix before that, I’m often puzzled by how scary some people seem to find Linux. Why should it be scary? It’s just a computer – you’re the human in charge of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes There Are Gooeys<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

(graphical user interfaces – GUIs – gooeys)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes there is plenty of software with a graphical user interface – I use plenty on a daily basis including a standard web browser, an email client, a password manager, an office package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a slightly less frequent basis there are many more that I use. Indeed providing that you accept the use of alternatives, you can find Linux software to do just about anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Don’t Ignore The Command-Line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Yes, Linux has a command-line, and for those of us familiar with it, it can be very powerful. And there is no harm in learning how to use the command-line just to the point where you can follow instructions on how to “get something done” there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because if I have a fix for some niggle that you are having, it is easier and less error-prone to pass instructions for a command-line incantation than instructions for a gooey (and yes I have done both).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Birds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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