You see, hexbear has been moving towards :tux: for quite a while now and it's scaring the :LIB:s and the :fedposting:s so expect a lot of anti-Linux posting and just nod your head and don't engage :penguin-dance:
You see, hexbear has been moving towards :tux: for quite a while now and it's scaring the :LIB:s and the :fedposting:s so expect a lot of anti-Linux posting and just nod your head and don't engage :penguin-dance:
imagine your computer with the mouse unplugged and no 3D rendered shadow corners
why would i want a pc with almost no user interface lol, human like picture
How is telling your computer what to do by typing words less user interface than clicking buttons?
a GUI can display all relevant options for quick and easy use instead of relying on memorizing command line phrases and syntax. humans are generally good at reacting to visual stimuli, and generally worse at memorizing abstract symbols or computer file structures that may not even be displayed. It takes most people years of classes or practice just to be able to type normal english quickly and accurately, let alone computer commands, while just about anyone can click on a thing or guess what the trash can icon means.
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the ideal user interface has both to some degree imo, but i pretty exclusively use desktop icons or the start menu. but i'm also not speedrunning my OS.
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im fully aware of all the super special versions of linux that all have their own UI designs. but every time i've seen a linux pc in person its been terminal only.
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https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity
Here's a big list of the most popular desktop Linux distributions "versions"
How many do you see that are "terminal only"?
99% of the time the terminal is interacted with in a window in a graphical desktop, chosen over the existing graphical tools because it's faster and easier.
Wait didn't you just tell us you don't know what a terminal is? 🤨
A TUI or CLI is just as much of a UI as a GUI.
Sure a GUI is more approachable but that doesn't necessarily mean it's better. There are uncountable things you can do with the terminal that aren't possible with GUI on any OS. Most of the time people interact with the terminal via a terminal emulator, a window on your graphical desktop where you can use terminal applications. People choose to use the terminal because often it's the best tool. If you want a list of everything a program can do you can run
(program) -horman (program)You can easily get away without using the terminal at all in linux and have feature parity, or by simply copy-pasting a line into the terminal occasionally without really understanding what it does.
for like 90% of people a command line interface is borderline unuseable. i'm sure there are specific tasks a TUI is more suited for. but' a list of all options' is much less navigable than a well designed GUI menu with visual cues imo. ive used pcs for over a decade and have literally never even opened up the CMD line. i know versions of linux have GUIs i'm being slightly facetious because internet reward hot take.
You asked why you would want a terminal and I told you. It also has a lot of features that make it far more user friendly than you might think.
That's a matter of perspective. An airplane is hard to fly to you and me because there are thousands of buttons but a trained pilot would have difficulty trying to use an Xbox controller to fly a commercial airline. Having a learning curve is only one aspect of navigablity and in fact the most efficient interface is rarely the one that your grandma would be able to pick up and use with no effort.