On Mon, 3 Jul 2000, Jim Travnick wrote:
> 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??
FYI: I use both. Currently, I have 13 apps running in 8 virtual screens.
Five of the apps are xterms. An 'xterm' is alot faster than a GUI, as
long as you know the commands. If the GUI (and the apps) is/are designed
properly, you won't have to take your hands off the keyboard. This is
much much faster for getting things done.
> 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?
Whichever.
> 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.
If I may...
Linux is a powerful system. It's a multi-tasking, multi-user,
multi-threaded OS, with hundreds of utilities (command line ;) ) designed
to be strung together however YOU want to get your work done. And the GUI
side is powerful, too. There are at least 3 X-servers, a dozen or more
window managers, and more than a handful of desktops, and CORBA, too. ;)
And it's all open!
Go ahead, roll your own, hook it up to a UPS, leave it on 24/7, and it'll
be there when you want.
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