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View Poll Results: Do You Prefer the Command Line or a GUI When Administering Your Linux Desktop
Command Line 247 59.23%
GUI 115 27.58%
No Preference 55 13.19%
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Old 10-02-2015, 10:52 AM   #1
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Do You Prefer the Command Line or a GUI When Administering Your Linux Desktop?


Based on feedback in this thread, the official LQ polls continue. Next up, Do You Prefer The Command Line Or A GUI When Administering Your Linux Desktop?
 
Old 10-02-2015, 11:16 AM   #2
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Note that we'll likely have a follow-up poll along the line of "Do You Prefer the Command Line or a GUI When Working in a Linux Desktop?", but I'd be interested in getting feedback on whether or not the distinction is large enough.

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Old 10-02-2015, 11:28 AM   #3
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Some things CLI is better, somethings the GUI is easier.
 
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Old 10-02-2015, 12:00 PM   #4
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I prefer:
Command line for server setup and initial config of linux on a desktop.

Gui for all subsequent configuration so that the user can do it themselves.

I answered Gui to the question because I believe that most configuration after initial setup is done that way. However, I prefer command line otherwise.
 
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Old 10-02-2015, 12:16 PM   #5
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CLI for server management, GUI for desktop management.
 
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Old 10-02-2015, 01:22 PM   #6
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Guess it depends on what your definition of administration is, but anyway I will always choose CLI over a GUI
 
Old 10-02-2015, 01:27 PM   #7
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CLI.
 
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If it has to be done on multiple boxes then CLI (so it can be scripted whenever possible)
 
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Jeremy...
 
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Note that we'll likely have a follow-up poll along the line of "Do You Prefer the Command Line or a GUI When Working in a Linux Desktop?", but I'd be interested in getting feedback on whether or not the distinction is large enough.

--jeremy
good point. when administering (http server, ssh server, scp, ...) i'd prefer to script it...

when working on actual stuff (email, video-conferencing, web browsing) i prefer gui.
 
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Old 10-02-2015, 02:41 PM   #11
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good point. when administering (http server, ssh server, scp, ...) i'd prefer to script it...

when working on actual stuff (email, video-conferencing, web browsing) i prefer gui.
Thanks for the feedback. At this time it seems likely we'll have an additional poll.

--jeremy
 
Old 10-02-2015, 02:42 PM   #12
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While I didn't see that before I posted this poll, it's always possible there will be some overlap between official polls and member posted polls.

--jeremy
 
Old 10-02-2015, 02:44 PM   #13
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No preference. I do what I need to do under the medium I can best access things.

Desktop to me means just a general use system, not a server.

If I have a display environment and my distro provides widgets to view and control something like speaker volume, or WIFI choice, then I just use the UI widgets that are there.

If I need to do something like edit my bash_profile or change my user group configuration, then I use the command line.
 
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Old 10-02-2015, 03:03 PM   #14
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I work with older hardware and limited resources.

While I prefer a GUI interface, I generally use lightweight desktops, like icewm, lxde or openbox, and find myself using the command line when I can't find the appropriate GUI.
 
Old 10-02-2015, 04:43 PM   #15
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Both!

GUI for most things, CLI for trouble-shooting & repair? I guess that's it...
 
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