The Command Line: Nothing to be scared of

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 14, 2010

“A common misconception of people that use Windows is that Linux
is “too hard” or “not user friendly” because sometimes you need to
use the command prompt in Linux. Well, it’s true, sometimes you do.
But, is this really such a bad thing? Most times, in forums and
many other online support resources, the commands needed are
clearly laid out that need to be run in order to fix something,
etc. You still need steps on what to click on, if you were using a
GUI application, right? I think a lot of people panic when somebody
mentions they need to use the command line to take care of some
task.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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