To use ther terminal or to not use the terminal

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Why Using the Linux Terminal is Not As Good As It Sound

Terminal Isn’t About Speed

One of the biggest misconceptions in the Linux community is that the terminal is inherently faster. That may be true for experienced users who already know dozens of commands, but in general it is not. Typing commands, remembering flags, or referencing documentation takes time and mental effort. Graphical interfaces present actions visually and let users explore options without needing to memorize syntax. The terminal becomes valuable not because it is quicker, but because there are situations where the GUI cannot do the job, or doing it graphically becomes inefficient or impossible.

This Is What I Used to Automate My Linux Desktop, Without Touching the Terminal

With its drag-and-drop feature and intelligent image recognition, Actiona turns repetitive desktop tasks into automated efficiency. Let’s dive in and explore its key features, along with how to install and use it on Linux.

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GUIs make it so that a command line isn't always necessary. I for one, am happy that it still exists.

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I think the command line is nessacary but also if Linux wants more users it should be stressed most tasks can be done with a GUI.

I agree with the author to much emphasis is put on the terminal and not enough on the GUI.

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This is a similar tool to Power Automate, right?

I suppose these could be handy, but I feel like they'll be less portable. GUIs seem less stable than most terminal commands.

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I remember the original Macintosh had no command line interface (CLI) and even Apple developers had to write code for it on specialized Lisa workstations and transfer the code to a Mac for testing. Steve Jobs was against providing developer tools to end users, and even when the Mac matured, if one wanted to develop on the Mac, the expensive Macintosh Programmers Workshop (MPW) was needed. It wasn't until Jobs returned to Apple from NeXT and brought with him NeXTSTEP Unix, which became the underpinning of Mac OSX, that he found value in tools like command lines.

My take is that without a command line, some things are just flat-out harder to do on a computer.

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I agree, even Windows has a terminal, although the average Windows user probably doesn’t know that. Still I will use a GUI whenever one is available.

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Since we're talking about ms-windows and terminal:

People say that you can do everything with a GUI in ms-windows and that you don't need the terminal.

Since that is what I hear time and again, can someone enlighten me what the GUI-equivalent is of the two following CLI commands in ms-windows ?:

SFC /scannow
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DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /Restore-Health

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LOL! You're not supposed to challenge the mighty Microsoft mavens. There are GUI front-ends to these, such as WinRE (Windows Recovery Environment), but Redmond doesn't think the average user will know or care how to use them, preferring instead to have you take your computer to a MCSE for $ervice.

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That is why it's called Micro$oft!

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