While this is true, the casual user of a Linux system (Not the same thing as what is being discussed in the article) can use a Linux system effectively without ever having to touch the CLI.
I've used Windows for years without knowing more that that. Same with Linux.
By the time I learned LINUX, it would be obsolete.............................
At least two or three hours.
Dont try to learn it, just ask ChatGPT. That is the future.
Well, now that it’s being reported that Linux is as weak on viruses and malware as Windows, why bother?
I assume there is a monetary reason to go through the process of such a learning curve. Otherwise why waste so much time? What is the payback?
Use Linux immediately. Maybe takes three months to figure out alternative open source software.
Bfl
I can’t even start learning until u can run adobe premier pro on it :(
Most of the rest of your life
How long does it take?
Too long.
Get a Mac.
The new Mini’s are super cheap, and super fast. You can even run Linux on them too, but not the other way around.
How long will it take you to learn to play chess?
You never stop learning anything. You learn how to do things constantly with web searches. Google or other.
Shell commands, KDE, GUI will produce obstacles and you find the answers at that time.
A lifetime.
Learning Linux is like learning to breathe.
Seriously. It’s natural.
Pick a simple desktop like Mate or XFCE to start with. Even the most clueless Windows user can grok those basic desktop systems.
You don’t need the command line. It’s great, but you can live without it.
Browsers: Firefox and Brave and Palemoon and whatever are the same across computers.
Email is the same - just choose either a client app like Thunderbird or Evolution (similar to an old version of Outlook), or stay with a MAPI webbrowser app if that’s your gig.
If you’re a gamer, you’re on your own. I don’t know and neither do I care.
LibreOffice or any of the other open-source office suites are similar enough to MS Office as to be of minimal concern when switching over. Word processors are word processors, and spreadsheets are spreadsheets within normal usage.
PDF docs are the same, although Linux has far superior PDF readers to the bloated and brain-dead Adobe Reader.
If you do want to use the command line, learn a few basics such as ‘ls’ instead of ‘dir’ (or set an alias), ‘df’ for disk usage, ‘free’ for memory usage, ‘uname’ and ‘inxi’ for system info. ‘cd’ works (pretty much) the same as with DOS/Windows.
The great strength of Windows is the plethora of ‘Wizards’ for routine tasks. The weakest point of Windows are the brain-dead ‘Wizards’ that fake you out. Windows is the epitome of bloatware and spyware. Sadly, some Linux desktops are following Windows into the land of bloat and obtuse. But for now, Linux is the simpler, cleaner system.
Bkmk
“building a strong foundation in the command line”
i started with IBM JCL and punched cards and assembler language ... then decades with programming FORTRAN and C and the unix command line ... modern interpreted languages and GUI operating systems turned drudgery to joy ... F**k the command line!
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