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what i severely dislike about using linux:

"hello, i'm looking for a simple way to do this"

"THAT IS NOT SIMPLE, IT IS HIGHLY ADVANCED"

"uh.. i mean.. the backend is, but i'd really appreciate a button that does the basic stuff"

"THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE IT IS INFINITELY CONFIGURABLE"

"i dont have the time to become linux certified to configure this simple thing.."

"THEN YOU SHOULD JUST DO SOMETHING ELSE"

okay.. i'll go get windows server then.. it's 4 gigs extra ram usage, requires a hella expensive license, but i have a button to do what i want if i dont want to fuss with command line, and be home for dinner.

 

welcome, to the difference between windows and linux in action.

  1. Ashleyyyy

    Ashleyyyy

    welcome to linux... i have a flash drive that i keep a bunch of stuff on for when i'm setting up a new system (things like ninite setups, the installer for chrome, etc) and i also have a bunch of scripts on it that i made myself that install all my crap and configure some stuff for me in linux so that i don't have to manually type in the commands everytime... 

     

    i like linux because of how configurable it is but yeah, when you get to the point where i'm at if i have to use it it can get very tedious to type in all the commands the whole time.... 

  2. manikyath

    manikyath

    i'm fine with most of the command line stuff, initial setup is actually amazingly transparant.. its just that it seems the linux world is allergic to simplicity. if they can make it complicated, they WILL crucify you for requesting simplicity.

  3. 2FA

    2FA

    Why do you think systemd gets so much hate? It tries to simplify a lot of things by being complex in the backend but easy to manage on the frontend (relative to other init systems and the other systems it manages). Some Linux users complain it doesn't follow the UNIX philosophy but GNU's Not UNIX.

  4. manikyath

    manikyath

    the above is why my linux trajectory looks as follows: ubuntu => arch => manjaro => ubuntu ( => xubuntu).

     

    configurability and all is nice, but in the end it's a matter of getting set up faster meaning having more time for things you like doing. i've totally configured arch in 40 minutes, but i'd rather let ubuntu configure itself in 15.

  5. manikyath

    manikyath

    LOL... if i were an arse i'd shove this one in the guy's face that caused the above rant today..

     

    not only does a frontend exist that simplifies what i want to do, there exist douzens of frontends, one of them literally has a config file that lets me to EXACTLY what i want to do..

     

    now fingers crossed if it actually works...

  6. 2FA

    2FA

    Oh man, that reminds of a topic I saw on some forum. This one mod kept replying saying what the OP wanted to do was a waste of time but that explaining why wasn't worth his time, and he replied like half a dozen times with every single reply saying how he wasn't going to explain why.

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