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what are problems with linux? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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[–] 10 points 7 months ago (7 children)

People assume it's all terminal all the time. I haven't needed to open the terminal for months. It starts up. With the GUI I open the browser. Maybe steam, too. Do stuff. Shut down.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (6 children)

    While this may be true (I really have no idea at this point), terminal is a superpower, pretty much the best option for anything except manually dragging and dropping files one by one.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    I never use the terminal. It's not necessary for me. I'm not an IT user. I'm not missing out on anything. Many things I do don't even have a terminal command. It's important new users know this if they are not in to IT.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (3 children)

    It's useful for any meaningful use of a computer.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    There are no cli commands that I can use in my drawing and 3D modelling applications. Or when working with complex schematics. Where things don't often have names. It would be unproductive to leave the app to go to the terminal, type in 'the blue thing in the top right, No the dark blue one..' then come back to the app to see the result.

    Also, not all user types are the same. Visual users need different things from text users. That's basic usability.

    We're not all IT people with no interest in UX.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    Nautilus can move groups of numbered files, which is useful for image frames stored separately. But it has bugs. One of them won't let you start a sequential move from any number other than 1. Which is idiotic.

    Dolphin can't even do that.

    The command line can, easily.

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