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. -- Anthony Campbell - a...@acampbell.org.uk Microsoft-free zone - Using Debian GNU/Linux http://www.acampbell.org.uk - sample my ebooks at http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/acampbell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111027173617.ga3...@ithaca.acampbell.org.uk
