Re: Choosing a distribution (was: Just a simple query)
On 27 Oct 2011, Burhan Hanoglu wrote:
[snip]
> However; "perfection" for a novice is not just to find another OS or
> GNU/Linux distribution using which they can do everything on a stable
> GUI. What eventually is more important is the scene behind the GUI. I
> have to admit that GUI helps a novice get things configured and work
> rather quickly and easily, but by achieving the same result the hard
> way, which takes more time; a novice can end up with real-world
> experiments. This is when the "objective accomplished" when the matter
> is "learning Linux"; even for a regular user...
>
> Sincerely,
> Burhan
>
>
A distribution that does everything with the GUI certainly makes things
easier for beginners, but I think that unless you take the plunge and
become comfortable with the command line you are likely to progress
only slowly.
I'm very thankful that I came to Linux from DOS. Even at that time I
dislike Windows (version 3.0!) so Linux was less of a culture shock than
it would otherwise have been.
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