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   From: SINNER <99nesorjd@gates_of_hell.invalid>   
   Subject: Re: My ubuntu experience   
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   Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:49:59 GMT   
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   * Michel Firholz wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
   > Toby Newman wrote:   
   >> On 2007-01-19, Michel Firholz  wrote:   
   >>> Mark Warner wrote:   
   >>> But that does not mean, that we should preach the command line,   
   >>> whereas there is an much easier graphical alternative available!   
      
   >> If I learn a CLI command it is often useful in lots of different   
   >> places. e.g. shell access on my hosted website, managing my running   
   >> Kubuntu box, troubleshooting my non-running DSL box...   
      
   > none them being common tasks for an Ubuntu rookie!   
      
   >> If I learn a   
   >> GUI trick, it is often changed in the next revision of that GUI and   
   >> must be re-learnt. It is also only usable in that GUI rather than   
   >> across many distros.   
      
   > Haven't we been speaking about newbies and not about experts swapping    
   > distributions as handkerchiefs?   
   > It is highly unplausible that Ubuntu will change newly introduced GUI    
   > features.   
      
   >> I prefer to use the CLI when remotely adminning my PCs because it uses   
   >> less bandwidth and is therefore much faster.   
   > ...not really a common tasks for an Ubuntu rookie, isn't it?   
      
   You know this how? You saying Ubuntu noobs dont have multiple machines   
   to deal with?   
      
   > ...not really a common problem either, for someone accustomated to download    
   > movies at 16MBps?   
      
      
   >> GUI is good. But don't dismiss CLI.   
      
   > You might use it, so am I, but I wouldn't preach it to beginners untill it    
   > is really necessary.   
      
   It is necessaary on day one.   
      
   > You should also admit that sometimes two clicks are faster than typing in a    
   > 20 characters long command.   
      
   And typing one or 2 and hitting tab is just as quick and more powerful   
      
   > If you are on Ubuntu and have discovered the right click command "edit as a    
   > root" you won't want to miss it again!   
      
   I never use it. Didnt as a newb, still dont.   
      
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