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Can you use Linux today without the terminal? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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I have used Arch for >13 years (btw) and use the terminal every single session. I also work with Linux servers daily, so I tried the other families with DEs (Debian/Ubuntu, RHEL/CentOS/AlmaLinux/Fedora).

I'm comfortable (and prefer) doing everything with CLI tools. For me, it's a bit difficult to convert my Windows friends, as they all see me as some kind of hackerman.

What's the landscape like nowadays, in terms of terminal requirements?

Bonus question: Which distribution is the most user-friendly while still updated packages? Does anything provide a similar experience to Arch's amazing AUR?

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[–] 14 points 7 months ago (8 children)

Unless you install fresh, run into NO issues. And basically do nothing but websurf, and basic functions, not likely.

Keep in mind, even IF something could be done by GUI, if you ask for help, 95% of the replies are immediately going to tell you to open CLI...

Remember Linux isn't an OS, it is a collection of 30+ different OSs that are mostly compatible.

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    The first two thirds of this comment apply to any OS, most of all: windows. I would rather use a terminal any day than edit the registry to fix a basic issue I'm having 🤮

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

    We're talking about normal people.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    I would disagree. Almost every Windows tutorial I found for problems told me how to go through the UI. It was even hard to find tutorials for CLI at times because Windows doesn't provide good CLI tools for things like switching audio devices.

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