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____/ wispygalaxy on Wednesday 25 Nov 2009 19:10 : \____
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> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> ____/ wispygalaxy on Wednesday 18 Nov 2009 01:47 : \____
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>>> I'm getting more comfortable with the CLI in Debian. I used to think
>>> that the GUI was the only way for me. But I can see that it's faster
>>> getting what you want with text commands. Some GUIs can be cumbersome
>>> and annoying to navigate. If you know what you are doing, the CLI can
>>> give you super results each time.
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>> The CLI also contains more information in case something goes wrong.
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>> It's sometimes easier to tell someone a command to run than to give a long
>> description of buttons, clicks, prompts etc. that are not universal and
>> are hard to remember/visualise.
>
> That's interesting, and I agree. People are so used to the GUI that they
> think it is easier. People are just afraid of getting lost in a sea of
> numbers and letters in the CLI, but it doesn't have to be that way. You
> can install apps in Linux with a single line.
Assuming that you know the tools and that you know what you're looking for.
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