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this post was submitted on 09 Jun 2025
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You don't, it's just more convenient. And according to the windows people, it's the same thing there (except fewer people know how to use the terminal because it's so arcane).
If you have the time to commit thousands of commands to memory, I'm sure it is. Most of us are just trying to get shit done.
It is very much not. I used Windows for 30 years and never touched the terminal.
Look up "how to do x on Windows/Mac" and you'll get "click here, click there".
Look up "how to do x on Linux" and you'll get fed a bunch of random letters to type into a literal black box, at which point you get returned a generic error and have to go back to the drawing board over and over for hours.
Idk dude, depends what you want to do. If you want to SSH, sure, use the terminal. RDP apps work for me. My gnome de has decent menus for pretty much everything, except sound. I'll admit that was weird. Turns out though, you can install a gui though so not an issue. Haven't found a thing I want to do that didn't have a gui yet. Been using it on every pc I own for about 3 years now.