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Just create GUI application for the things you want. There's already lots of them.
Otherwise there's always "--help".
I mean, there are already tons of applications that lets you e.g. update, like
apt update/upgradedoes.One issue with it is that it fails time to time, and error messages the GUI usually conveys are subpar. That's why I think you cannot avoid terminals. I just want some middle ground for that.
Also, ik this is nitpicking but.. while apt is good on this front.. what about the CLIs whose --help gives hundreds of lines?
Bingo.
Read them. There's a reason some programs have many options. Avoiding the CLI isn't the solution.
The apps just fail and crash randomly, any linux users cannot entirely rely on them. Well, I guess linux is destined for 2% of desktop users, who can use terminal on a daily basis, and current rise is just a fluke.
Dunno what you're talking about. Most people I've seen who have made the switch just go learn how to use the terminal. You'll have to eventually, since many people have use cases that fall outside the sane defaults of whatever distro you chose, and there's tons of videos, online communities, and written tutorials to help.
The rest know somebody who can help or just want a system that can do whatever defaults it's been set up to do out of the box (e.g. open pictures, use a web browser, play Steam games, etc.).
Yes, that's fine. If you didn't like Linux you're welcome to not use it.
You see the console as a flaw. Some of us see it as an advantage.
kde's discover and gnome software have both worked fine for me, for the most part