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Re:The future of GNOME by PaulHoule on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @02:30PM (#4318899)
i like ssh. i like putty. the linux desktop is a sick joke that's been losing in the marketplace for a decade -- it's not like i like kde better.

to just take an example, the user-friendly way to update Ubuntu linux is

$ sudo apt-get upgrade

try to do it with the GUI and it's a kafka nightmare. sometimes it just hangs up for hours with the progress bar stuck. Installing software on the command line is just

$ sudo apt-get install X

whereas you can screw around forever with the GUI and never find the package you're looking for

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Re:The future of GNOME by freehunter on Tuesday July 31, 2012 @03:59PM (#4319304)
Now here I've been calling someone a curmudgeon because they want their old WM back, and someone has to step in and out-neckbeard the parent.

Oh, what's that? You typed apt-get install solitaire? What are you, a fool? What you actually wanted to type was apt-get install xmividev_2_2.0.2.3.1-dev-final-release-source. It's totally more user-friendly than a GUI.

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