http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-secrets-every-windows-user-know-linux/
>>53758217
Exactly what they said. It's rarely needed. They aren't talking about servers but desktop OS. All the major distro's have GUI's for things that used to be CLI only.
>>53758283
also they are talking about normie novices using it not power users.
>>53758283
I've been using Linux for years and am a bit of an evangelist, but that's simply not true. There's always something (if it's not a FB machine at least during initial setup) that can't be done through a GUI.
>recommending proprietary drivers
>>53758217
They're talking about how females think the cli is icky and gross. That's why we have GUI's so that low IQs and females are given pretty pictures to interact with because they will never have the mental skills needed to be a power user. It's like how a fast food restaurant will replace words on their POS system with pictures of the food items so that they no longer have to rely on their employees to be literate.
>>53758525
>isis
>>53758525
most virgin neckbeard post of all time. upvote.
>>53758525
my god how can people be so full of themselves? i'm not even referring to women, just anyone
>>53758525
does your basement get any sunlight?
>>53758570
women literally are encouraged to be that way every day of their lives
>>53758580
Does being a male feminist get you laid? Protip: it doesn't
>>53758542
>>53758551
>>53758570
>>53758580
Someone posts a sensible opinion
/g/ has fucking apeshit crazy SJW-tier sperg reaction
I'm beginning to hate this place more
Friendly reminder that if you're not using a web browser at all times, you are creepy and suspicious, and probably doing something illegal.
>>53758601
>>53758599
don't cut yourself on that edge lads, off you go to your cesspool >>/pol/
>>53758601
Probably femanon's who are "coders" now because of that karly super model slut and the are just reacting to the truth that they will never be true power users because they have vaginas.
>>53758651
>posts on Canadian cartoon prayer site
>moom tendies, I'm coding my waifu
>>53758618
Reminder that women should not be allowed to voice their opinions in public.
>>53758525
Why does anyone have to be a power user in the first place?
>>53758651
females can be engineers too
>>53758682
If you have to ask you will never be one and you either have a vagina or will grow one soon.
>>53758619
go watch your girl get fucked by tyrone faggot
>>53758697
Kek, I see, you're a power user. Did you master computers only or are you a power user at any task?
>>53758683
What the fuck is an Interaction Engineer?
Something like a Tech Evangelist?
>>53758682
What if you work with computers for a living?
It's just an overblown term for "i know how to fix my own problems"
is this satire?
>>53758722
nice meme newfriend <:^) sounds like you need a nap.
>>53758735
Made up title to justify a womyn's studies degree that the patriarchy(aka Daddy) paid for.
>>53758737
Well, you'll mostly find .deb and .rpm packages if you want to download something from a website.
>>53758737
I'll bite, what is wrong with this image, exactly?
>>53758763
I think it's cause RPM stands for red hat package manager, but the site made no mention of red hate or even centos. but i'm a noob... don't listen to me
>>53758763
>installing software [in Linux] is easier
>oh watch out for this important distinction because one works with one category of distributions including but not limited to Debian and Ubuntu and the other works with another category of distributions including BUT AGAIN NOT LIMITED TO OpenSUSE and Fedora
>don't use any of the named distributions? Not sure which category you fall into? Just look it up
>Installing Software Is Easier
>>53758799
it's no different telling non tech people that .exe's are for windows and .dmg are for apples.
>>53758619
If you briefly examined society, you'd see that what those anons are saying is largely true. The very same women who champion a feminism that says that they deserve equal pay, can do the same jobs, and honestly can be a firefighter or fight on the front lines are going to school for arts degrees, they want to learn gender studies or other nonsense social studies.
Instead of getting angry about what they're saying, you should ask yourself why the West has constructed this backward and confusing social paradigm. Don't you think it's strange that the most well-known woman in tech, Anita Sarkeesian, has no actual technical know how and is just a social critic?
As much as feminists want to pretend they're solving the problem, they're actually doing jack shit. When an anon on /g/ shines a light on that, you ought to think about how to respond long enough that you don't look like a moron.
I honestly can't call myself a feminist because I'm not sexist and feminism is the biggest purveyor of sexism in modern society (against both women and men) , although somehow it's fooled everyone into thinking otherwise.
>>53758799
I wish linux was harder that's why i use gentoo. We need to raise the bar to entry not lower it so that we can filter out the undesirables and females from the user base.
>>53758217
>secret
I don't mean to be pedantic, but "things more people should know" is the opposite of what a secret is. This is just a bunch of little-known facts (and some of them are debatable, so "fact" is a little overzealous)
>>53758799
>Just look it up
wow so hard
>>53758735
maybe a UI designer or something
>>53758217
For me is simple: The terminal is not obligatory for most tasks, however when you already know what you'll gonna do is much comfier to use a keyboard shortcut and ask the computer to do exactly what you want.
>>53758525
I dunno, I see my wife mess with the command line here and there. She seems to know what she's doing.
>>53758832
You understand that Windows and OS X are different operating systems, right? Not even vaguely connected the way that different distributions of Linux are related.
>>53758737
What is the problem?
>>53758853
It's not hard, but it's not *easier* than NOT looking it up.
If you can't keep the context of the conversation in your short term memory, don't post.
>>53758898
There's a whole conversation of posts following that post. Follow the backlinks.
>>53758890
Linux is just a kernel though; Debian and Fedora and etcetera are all different operating systems
It's less confusing than saying that MS DOS or Windows 95 programs won't work on Windows 7 or 10
>>53758890
you understand that debian and fedora are different operating systems, right? Not even vaguely connected the way Mint and Ubuntu are related.
>>53758930
>you understand that debian and fedora are different operating systems, right? Not even vaguely connected the way Mint and Ubuntu are related.
That's why it will never be the year of Linux.
>>53758890
they use common components because the distribution of those components is not hindered by restrictive licenses (the linux kernel for example), however they're different operative systems crafted by different people.
>>53758930
The only differences between Debian and Fedora are the package manager (which can be easily replaced) and the available packages in the official repositories.
>>53758601
>a fast food restaurant
>I'd like to order 3 Big Macs, a Poutine, and a Medium sized coca cola please. Actually let's upgrade one of the big macs to a meal.
>Okay, that'll be 3.49 times 2 and 5.59 and 6.. 9 plus 8.. seventeen, carry the one, 4 plus 5 plus 1 equals 10, carry the one, 3 plus 5 plus 6 plus 1...fifteen.. That'll be 15 dollars and seven cents please. oh my mistake forgot to add taxes!! 1.12 x 15.07 equals...............
>....
>.......
>..
>.
To do that for every customer????
Let's try that at a supermarket.... Yeah no.
>>53758951
nice reasoning dude
>>53758924
>>53758930
Then articles like the one the OP links to should stop referring to Linux as a homogeneous operating system and start referring to it as a jumble of distinctly incompatible operating systems affiliated by their shared kernel.
The fact that the article even needs to acknowledge that there are differences between Linux distributions is an admission that "Linux" isn't a single thing, which makes it impossible for Linux advocates (or zealots, as in this thread) to defend.
>>53759000
Stop forking shit.
Who gives a shit what wymyn think
They re only fit to have babies cook and fuck
>>53759018
man, different people works with different motivations, i don't believe that, for example, the people working on mint would be working on ubuntu instead.
>>53758525
AND YOU DON'T GET PAID! IF YOU GOT PAID, YOU WOULD NOT POSE WITH SIGNS!
>>53758618
What the fuck is that?
>>53759018
Forking is the only reason why free software works
>don't like the direction of your software project?
>mutiny and make your own fork
>compete against the original
>software becomes better as a result
Just look at libav vs ffmpeg
>>53759063
then we should stop calling them "distros" because that's belying the incompatibility between these things. they're different operating systems, like OS X and Windows 10 are different operating systems.
Comparing the broader grouping of Linux with specific operating systems like OS X and W10 is like comparing the Homo Sapien species to the Arachnida order.
>>53759082
i don't think that is the only reason why FOSS works, however i agree with your second statement regarding that competition is good.
One big advantage of the open source is precisely that is open to collaboration, so people that wouldn't have been able to collaborate or improve something in the first place now can do it.
>>53759082
The clusterfuck that is the walmart toothpaste aisle = the logical conclusion of forking
>>53759080
>IF YOU GOT PAID, YOU WOULD NOT POSE WITH SIGNS!
Chill out faggot.
1) she's not here right now, and
2) engineers are generally salaried, so she can take a break and rub one out in the bathroom if she wants to for all her employer cares.
>>53758217
It's a misleading statement.
Most linux machines on the planet are phones. So for most linux machines, you never have to use the terminal.
Linux desktops often don't need a terminal, but it's still the best thing to use for troubleshooting.
You can install, configure, and interact with a linux server without ever using the command line, if you choose just the right tools, but it's not going to be the norm. Or even the best option.
>>53758837
Feminist like every other term has lost all meaning in the internet age. Find 10 random people and ask what Feminist, Fascist, Capitalist, or whatever else means and you will get 10 different answers. Everyone has contorted terms to fit their own personal needs. (mostly politicians to push agendas)
>>53759140
I agree that they're different operative systems and it may be a good idea to don't call them distros if the word bothers you. I think more people should inform themselves that they're different operative systems to avoid confusions (/g/ is a very good example of htis).
>>53759150
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>>53759150
>tfw aquafresh mustard race
>>53759150
>get free samples of Toms
>taste okay
>teeth feel cleaner
>finally start running out
>decide to buy some
>$8 a tube
>grab bargain bin $1 brand
>>53759150
but if you've got sensitive teeth or whatever then it's nice to be able to go there and find the thing you want. and when you keep coming back you generally know where to look.
this is more like car shopping, if anything, but the whole process of making analogies is retarded, and for feeble people who need more concrete explanations for this shit. don't be a retard.
>>53759051
This desu senpai
>>53759150
>tom's of maine
Get on my level plebs
>>53758217
they mean normal people only use the GUI 99.99999% of the time
>>53758217
>>53758618
>bizarre
>bunch of lines
>lines of codes
>no image
>no internet
Holy shit! NSA figured out that was an encryption software from that little information? They're better than I thought!
>>53758217
Because it's true. Unless you're a sysadmin or developer you almost never need to use the terminal. These days I mostly use the terminal for programming only, most other things can be done via GUI apps more easily than having to memorize command line options and editing text files.
