[NTLUG:Discuss] Linux Distro

[kbrannen@gte.net]

Wayne Dahl wrote:
...
> I have a lot of questions about doing things using a GUI.  I don't get
> many answers from the guys on this list because most of the guys on this
> list live on the CLI.  At least, that's what someone from the list
> posted to me one day in response to some question I had that I never got
> a response to.  That could be taken as rude (i.e., no response), but it
> could also mean that just no one has an answer.

Yes, most of us "old timers" :-) probably do live in the CLI; I do.  Others 
have posted valid reasons why, I'll add one more:  I can type so much faster 
than I can reach over and grab the mouse to point & click; but that's just me.

Yes, most of us probably do just ignore questions we don't have the answer to. 
  Rudeness is not intended, it's just why waste an email to say "I don't know."

Also, while I try to read my email from this group every day, sometimes I miss 
a few days then have to catch up.  I suspect I'm not the only one like that, 
so patience is a virtue. :-)

> 
> One thing I would recommend to the people on this list is, if you want
> people who come from a M$ background to ever accept Linux as a viable
> desktop OS, then you should get up to speed on doing things via GUI
> because that's all 90% of M$ users know.  That may not be technical
...

It seems you're asking about GUI apps.  Always ask; the worst you should get 
is deafening silence because we're clueless about your problem too.  OTOH, 
while I live in a CLI world, I do use GUI apps and sometimes will have an 
answer.  If you want to know low-level X-window (or Xt or Xm) stuff, I and a 
few others can probably help, but you and most people probably don't need to 
go there. :-)

Pointer, if you want something more GUI for admining a machine and your distro 
doesn't have anything you like, try getting and installing a package called 
Webmin.  It runs inside a browser and will allow you to admin most of the 
common stuff fairly easily.  I think every "newbie" from the ms-windows world 
I've introduced it to has liked it.

HTH,
Kevin