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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Moving to linux at home has me using the command line more. (piefed.social)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by HubertManne@piefed.social to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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So just to be clear I went with a very lazy move to linux from windows. I was not looking to use my day to day in a unixy type way and wanted something that I can install and go without much muss or fuss. So I went with zorin and yeah I have dropped to the command line for some apt installs or such but bascially it was only as needed. Very minimal. Anyway today Im messing with folders and files and suddenly it hit me. Im on linux I can do a lot of this easier with the command line. I know its stupid but my day to day sorta has a mouse brain guie mode and I sorta forget how much easier it is to do some stuff using syntax. So going forward im going to be bringing up the command line to do the things that are quicker.

EDITED - guys I have used command line for years. before there even was a gui. Im trying to say I grew out of the habit but using linux at home is getting me back into it.

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[–] pemptago@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah, a lot of people outside of linux think you have to use the command line to work on linux, but really it's just an awesome, additional tool that then takes over a lot of gui stuff. It definitely helps when it's your daily driver and you spend less time reading man pages and more time writing from memory and running snippets and aliases. [edit: fix grammer]

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I feel like you are the closest to getting what I meant. I had fallen out of the habit working in windows but the linux terminal is so useful im going to start making a point of having it available to do some things a bit faster.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 days ago

I haven't used Windows in so long that I'm genuinely excited at the prospect at getting a new computer w Windows on it. Lol

Also, I've been buying Linux hardware so long that I was surprised how much bang you can get for your buck nowadays.

.... That's assuming that you don't calculate in how much all the ads and mandated spyware will cost your sanity and future. Lol