Meme in three parts: 1: "I'm new to Linux, How am I doing this: …?" 2: Guy (Enthusiasts offering help) turning around looking at a good-looking woman (Cryptic CLI commands) while his apparent girlfriend (Accessible, user-friendly GUI tools) is looking at him like she's going to explode in a second 3: Very sad cat in front of a laptop looking at the camera (Devs of underappreciated GUI tools)
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[–] 13 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I blame absolutely nobody for wanting a GUI tool for things. But the idea others are at fault for being hesitant or unfamiliar with the tool is also disingenuous, especially when the GUI just adds another layer of abstraction to the tool while removing some of the functionality (as GUI tools often do).

It's like you're learning to ride a bicycle. I get that you like the training wheels and they are extremely useful for you, and more experienced cyclists SHOULD be understanding and accommodating, but they can also see the ways they're holding you back, and it's natural for them to want you to take them off as soon as possible.

Also, CLI is consistent across any distro... GUI tools, however, vary depending on your desktop environment, distro, version...

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Also, CLI is consistent across any distro...

    This falsehood crashed so many devices and left so many beginners with error messages it isn't even funny anymore.

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  • [–] 3 points 8 months ago*

    Okay, it isn't 100%, but it's certainly MORE consistent than GUI, and since GUI is generally just a front-end for CLI anyway, if the CLI is inconsistent, so is the GUI, so it's not as if GUI avoids this problem.

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