Hi!
I guess I can be of some help on this one, as far as I am not a computer
scientist, but an engineer that uses Linux for normal client work.
Ok. Graphical vs text mode works the same on Windows world than on
Linux/Unix world. Why most people uses the command prompt for doing things,
is just because it is pretty much faster and flexible than using graphic
tools. Yes, you need to learn some commands, and learn how to look for help
in your system shell, but that's the price to pay for speed and flexibility.
Think about formatting a diskette on Windows. You have two choices:
1. Open "My Computer" icon. Wait. Right click over the diskette icon. Wait.
Select "format" from the menu. Wait. Check the *few* options you have
available on the graphic frontend. Wait. Close all the windows.
2. On a DOS shell, type "format a:". Wait. All done =) (and you have access
to all format options from DOS).
Just same principles appy to Linux. But you have an advantage: you can use
KDE instead of GNOME, or use other window manager such as ice, 9wm, twm,
fvwm, or thousand other options available.
Now, about the guys who write on this list, well, they are mostly guys who
live from either developing or system administration, and when you have a
server with thousand users is when the speed and flexibility we are talking
about really matters.
Anyway, learning the shell prompt is not so difficult, and, if you decide
for it, the reward is amazingly better that what you imagine.
-Manuel.
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: Jim Travnick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Enviado el: Lunes, 03 de Julio de 2000 10:46 a.m.
> Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Asunto: new to linux
>
>
> Hello hope sombody out there will take pitty on this new user but im
> getting real confused here i see everyone talking about comands to do
> this or that but i cant figure out how or why there in what i asume is
> the comand line why doesnt anybody use the GUI?? when i set linux up i
> set it up to boot to gnome which im starting to think was not a good
> idea cant you do these things in there? or am i just to used
> to windows?
> now before everybody starts flaming me with things like well what are
> you trying to do all im trying right now is to get away from
> windows, i
> run spreadsheets for work, a little word processing, picture scanning,
> and internet surfing.
> I am not looking to write any programs, I build systems for people. I
> am mainly looking for a better alternative to Windows, but
> once I have
> Linux in, I have no idea what to do with it.
> Sorry for the rambling.
> Jim
>
>
> --
> To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe"
> as the Subject.
>
>
--
To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe"
as the Subject.
