For someone who is used to Windows, the CLI itself is daunting. I grew up with it and am comfortable, but many people have never used one or had occasion to. It just takes a few syntax or typing errors and they get frustrated. Also if you do not use it often enough then you are forever looking up commands, etc. It is not a question of power, but utility. Users must use the best tool for them. I have a friend who buys top quality hand tools and uses them almost exclusively. Other people like power tools. Both can produce a good result, if one has the ability to use them effectively.
The problem is when the GUI application fails then you must face your fears to fix apt or dpkg. That is not time to learn the commandline. Frustration can only make the situation more tense. I think that users should ease themselves into the commandline and feel comfortable with the terminal and using some basic commands, then when the have to resort to it they will not feel pressure. Most of the time they can Google and copy and paste to start. Encouragement and guidance is helpful, but we need to know that what we are advising and is easy for us is hard for the one we are advising and be sensitive to that. Roy Using Kubuntu 12.04, 64-bit Location: Canada On 10 September 2012 23:47, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > > > > > --- In [email protected], Turin Turambar <TurinTurambar.1@...> > wrote: > > > > I hear that, Dude. > > > > The main thing that I was liking about Software Center was the ability to > > find what I wanted, > > $ aptitude search <variable string> just too challenging for you huh? > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
