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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 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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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[–] Eyedust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm a hybrid user. I love to use the keyboard, but sometimes I just want to go in a GUI and click click done. It depends on what I need at the time. I love TUIs the most.

Need to move a handful of files over somewhere? Forget dragging a reticle and dropping them all five subdirectories away, I'm going to boot up Midnight Commander, Zoxide over to where I need to go, select and move.

A mass amount of files? Gonna mv those puppies.

Need to move that one piddly file to the next folder down? I'm going to open Dolphin, do a quick move, and call it a day.

However, for anything programming or note-taking, Vim is love. Qutebrowser or Vimium extensions so I can Vim-ify my browser. Vim everything. We don't need to bring a mouse into that equation.