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Admission and Lesson - Don't Overcomplicate Linux!
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| Finally, the light came on in my rather dense head... The network manager is
| accessible through that icon, and there you can get a list of currently
| visible wireless networks, select one to connect to, enter the key if
| necessary... and the whole thing "Just Works".
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| The moral of the story is, take the time to look for the obvious solution.
| Don't make it complicated just because you expect it to be! It's obvious that
| a lot of work has gone into Linux, and the various customized distributions
| of it, to make it easy. Oh, and remember, there is a LOT of old information,
| advice, descriptions and such on the web, which was often very good when it
| was written, but is probably out of date now, so when you do a Google search,
| and something comes up that is date 2006 or whatever, be cautious with it.
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10008746o-2000498448b,00.htm
A lot of advice that refers to the command-line can easily be done using the
GUI. The CLI is just quicker and more universal.
Related:
Along the Commandline
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| Naturally, we talk about the BSDs, Linux and Mac OS X whenever we speak
| about shells and commandline interfaces. But why does the commandline
| have a reputation that belies its power? Why did the hold over users'
| minds exercised by Apple and Microsoft lead to an almost complete
| rejection of commandline interaction? Why do we, the masters of
| the commandline, feel slightly sheepish in the presence of the
| GUI builders?
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http://tuxdeluxe.org/node/205
5 Reasons to Use CLI Over GUI
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| First, I must say that using CLI is not always faster, not necessarily. There
| are tasks which can be done faster and easier using some GUI application
| rather than typing a whole bunch of commands. But, nevertheless, command line
| is still very powerful and it's more appropriate to use it for certain tasks.
| I for one use probably 90% GUI tools and applications and only in 10% of the
| cases CLI. So, you may ask, what's the scope of this? Well, in the first
| place, this article is about the reasons I believe to be noteworthy for using
| CLI in several situations, and what advantages it has.
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http://vivapinkfloyd.blogspot.com/2008/07/5-reasons-to-use-cli-over-gui.html
10 Reasons Why the Command Line is More User-Friendly than the Desktop
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| Keying is faster than mousing.
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| It's easier to both give and get help.
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| Repetitive stress injury comes from the mouse, not the keyboard.
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| Commands are standard where GUIs are not.
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| [...]
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http://penguinpetes.com/b2evo/index.php?title=10_reasons_why_the_command_line_is_more_&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
Linux on the line: musings on the CLI / GUI flip-flop
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| People are a funny lot. One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. And
| one person’s primary means of instructing a computer is met with disdain by
| another. There’s a perennial battle between mousers and keyboard jockeys,
| and “what’s in” appears to go in cycles.
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http://www.itwire.com/content/view/15449/1141/
Geek to Live: The command line comeback
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| The advent of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) forever
| revolutionized personal computing. A windowed system with point
| and click icons made computers usable for anyone who couldn't deal
| with a black screen and a prompt waiting for arcane textual commands.
| But in recent years, this enormous interface change is coming full
| circle. Amongst power users - and more and more, regular Joe's - the
| command line is making a comeback in modern web and desktop
| applications.
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http://www.lifehacker.com/software/command-line/geek-to-live--the-command-line-comeback-226223.php
http://tinyurl.com/y88w3w
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