Low Quality FactsSep 23, 2025
Sitting at my desk chugging Tylenol until I know how to use Linux.
Show threadRoger MooreSep 23, 2025
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The truth is that Linux isn't really any harder than Windows. It's just that when you run into a problem with Windows you don't know how to handle, you probably know an expert who can help you out. Most of us don't know someone with that level of Linux expertise, so we're stuck solving the hard problems ourselves. If we're lucky enough to have a Linux expert on call, it can be really nice.
Show threadanubis2814
@VATVSLPR @lowqualityfacts I almost never have had to do things in the power shell in windows. I have to do that all the time for linux. Windows is easier unless you are doing things like networks and servers
Sep 23, 2025 at 4:48pmWeb
Show threadRoger MooreSep 26, 2025
@anubis2814 @lowqualityfacts
That doesn't really match my experience. On my home Linux system, I rarely need to do anything from the command line. I sometimes use it because I prefer the command line method for a specific problem- I get a better idea of what's going on with package installation from the command line than the software installation GUI, for instance- but that's personal preference, not necessity. I think the last thing I did that had to be from the command line was very obscure: filling a disk with random data before creating an encrypted file system as a paranoid security measure.