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[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 years ago

Linux on the desktop almost never needs CLI interaction though. Maybe you'll need to copy/paste a command from the internet to fix some sketchy hardware, but almost everything works OOTB these days.

However, self-hosting isn't a desktop Linux thing, it's a server Linux thing. You can host it on your desktop, but as soon as you do anything remotely server-related, CLI familiarity is pretty much essential.

[-] AstralPath@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago

That depends on your use case for desktop linux of course. For me, yabridge is the tool I needed to run VSTs on Linux. Its CLI only as far as I know.

Don't get me wrong; I'm not afraid of the CLI. Its just some tools are assuming the end user is a server admin or someone with deeper than the upper crust knowledge of how Linux works.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago

yabridge

Ah, that's a pretty niche use-case. But yeah, the deeper you go, the more you'll have to rely on the CLI.

[-] Damage@feddit.it 3 points 2 years ago

I always update via CLI 'cause most GUI tools are slow and buggy, so...

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

I do too, but the GUI tools do work.

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