The Power of Linux Console
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| Take it easy. Nobody says you have to use the console. You can configure
| your system, perform all the standard operations in the GUI mode. But..
| I'm not sure you really want to. Using the GUI is easy but remember the
| two things: the console is faster and more efficient.
|
| Don't believe? I've got examples
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http://polishlinux.org/why-linux/the-power-of-console/
Living in the command line, for linux: Making it Possible
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| Note that a lot of people still don't know that you can run multiple
| virtual terminals. Most Linux distributions install to have 7
| virtual consoles, generally #7 (F7) is used by Xorg/X11. #1 (F1) is
| generally the boot process, or main login terminal. Of course you
| can access each virtual console with the key combination Ctrl+Alt+F#
| Using virtual terminals gives us the ability to do multitasking from
| the command line. You can run an audio player application on one
| virtual console while checking your email, and browsing the web
| on other virtual terminals.
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http://www.cyberpunkcafe.com/news.php?extend.96
Related:
Who needs the command line? (Well, actually, we all do)
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| "We'll always have Paris", Humphrey Bogart said to Ingrid Bergman
| in the iconic climax of Casablanca - and we will always have the
| command line. Here's looking at you kid!
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/blogs/who_needs_the_command_line_we_all_do
Death of the command line
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| It's hard for me to imagine using an OS without a strong command line.
| Even Microsoft has recognized the for that with their Monad Shell
| (though they are at least temporarily removing that from Vista). Linux
| of course has its Bash shell, Mac OS X has Terminal (which now defaults
| to Bash) - everybody knows you need a shell.
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http://aplawrence.com/Unixart/command_line_death.html
You use Command Lines all the time and don't know it!!!
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| Man, the heat Linux catches over command lines! The flames! The trolls!
| The clueless screaming for help! And all the while, command lines are
| right under your nose the whole time! Yes, even on the most mousy,
| GUI-driven, WIMPy, point-n-drool interface, whether it be Macs or
| Microsofties, you're typing commands into prompts every day!
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http://penguinpetes.com/b2evo/index.php?p=156&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
Microsoft PowerShell isn't Vista-ready, either
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| As a few other bloggers noted yesterday, Microsoft's newly
| released PowerShell command-line shell and scripting language
| doesn't currently work with Windows Vista.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=105
Worm targets Windows PowerShell script
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| Virus writers have created an experimental form of malware written in
| Windows PowerShell script, the command line and scripting language used by
| Windows.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/01/powershell_worm/
Repairing Windows XP in Eight Commands
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| * C: CD ..
| * C: ATTRIB ?H C:\boot.ini
| * C:ATTRIB ?S C:\boot.ini
| * C:ATRIB ?R C:\boot.ini
| * C: del boot.ini
| * C: BOOTCFG /Rebuild
| * C: CHKDSK /R /F
| * C: FIXBOOT
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http://www.short-media.com/review.php?r=313
Server Core: Windows Without Windows
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| Server Core also recognizes -- based on painful experience -- that
| fewer "moving parts" in an operating system equates to fewer
| vulnerabilities, stability issues and maintenance points. Reducing the
| amount of code can help reduce the amount of bugs. That's what Server
| Core is all about.
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http://www.redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?EditorialsID=640
Comments:
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| Honestly, why are they bothering? Just install Linux minus the GUI and
| you get a far more flexible environment than this is offering. Anyone
| whose used cmd.exe knows how limited it is to, say, bash.
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| linux/bsd are far superior to windows when it comes to servers... even
| by getting rid of the GUI msft has nothing on linux/bsd. don't even
| bother wasting your time or money.
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| great! now, will they make a 200mb stripped down WORKSTATION???
| something that would run like DSL linux or Knoppix? i doubt it. as far as
| i am concerned, there is no reason to even mess with this if you need a
| server... go to the pawn shop and get a low heat, low power consumption
| Macintosh G3 notebook and install linux. you can do so much more with
| that and it wont make any noise in your house.
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