Member Avatar for Dani

Just a poll ... where are all you linux gurus most comfortable? Where do you do most of your work? Where are you more efficient? ... Well, you get the idea ;)

  • 8 Contributors
  • 7 Replies
  • 221 Views
  • 1 Month Discussion Span
  • Latest Post Latest Post by fsn812

Dani AI

Generated

A short synthesis for this thread: several members (notably , , and ) highlight the same trade‑off seen in practice — the text console wins for repeatable admin work, scripting and speed, while graphical sessions are easier for visual tasks and one‑off desktop work. The choice is best framed by task type rather than “which is better”: automation and remote maintenance favor the console; design, layout and office workflows favor a GUI.

Common, practical patterns that bridge both worlds:

  • Keep routine operations scriptable so they run identically in a terminal or from a cron job. Small utilities piped together solve many ad‑hoc tasks faster than a click sequence.
  • Use a terminal multiplexer to manage many long‑running shells and keep sessions persistent across logins. This reduces the need to flood the desktop with terminal windows.
  • Keep a minimal set of tested aliases and functions for frequent commands and store dotfiles in version control for easy recovery and portability.

Example helpers that tend to show up in stable workflows:

# add to shell startup
alias ll='ls -alF'
alias rb='rsync -av --progress'

# start a persistent workspace
tmux new -s work

Notes and cautions: prefer running risky operations with least privileges and test destructive commands on noncritical data first (dry‑run flags where available). For older, low‑memory hardware, rely on text interfaces and offload heavy GUI tasks to another machine or a virtual session. For newcomers (as observed), the console has a learning curve; incremental practice with scripts and a multiplexer gives the best return on effort.

This complements the posts above by focusing on concrete workflow patterns (persistence, scripting, minimal helpers) that make either environment efficient depending on the job.

Recommended Answers

All 7 Replies

Member Avatar for TallCool1

Just a poll ... where are all you linux gurus most comfortable? Where do you do most of your work? Where are you more efficient? ... Well, you get the idea.

Ahh... but which environment are you referring to? Physical or virtual? Hardware or software? Rec room or cubicle?

Member Avatar for big_k105

i do most of the things i need to do in linux like install stuff and move files and folders and stuff like that in console but when im jst using linux for other things like surfing i use x but i voted for console. :)

Member Avatar for DMR

i do most of the things i need to do in linux like install stuff and move files and folders and stuff like that in console but when im jst using linux for other things like surfing i use x but i voted for console. :)

Ditto.

Member Avatar for twilli227

Right now I would have to say x windows, but I am learning more about the console. The console took awhile to learn, but is now becoming more intuitive. I have an old computer without enough ram to run X, so this will be a good learning computer. Full immersion in the cli.

Member Avatar for alc6379

Console.

I'm just faster there. :cool:

Most of the things I do, with the exception of movies and graphics, have command-line tools available. I type way faster than I click, so console it is!

Funny thing is, I do most of my work in a console, but I'm usually using a terminal. That's why I use a windowmanager like ion that is VERY minimalistic, and allows me to have a freaking TON of X terminals open on my dual 1280x1024 monitor setup. Sometimes, I'll have so many things running, I can have 8 or 9 gnome-terminals (gnome-terminal has tabs!) running, and have 3 or 4 tabs in each window.

Member Avatar for )BIG"B"Affleck

I voted Konsole

8 or 9 gnome-terminals (gnome-terminal has tabs!)

True

multi-gnome-terminal-1.5.1 Like it
Eterm Love it.


http://www.eterm.org/

Member Avatar for fsn812

console => Development, Troubleshooting, Mail, VI (because pico deserves to live behind a dumpster)

Gnome => Graphic Developement (gimp), Open Office

XP => Graphic Development (Photoshop), Gaming (because I can't play xpilot all day :P), other people in my family who always bother me about Linux and I am too lazy to teach them

Be a part of the DaniWeb community

We're a friendly, industry-focused community of developers, IT pros, digital marketers, and technology enthusiasts meeting, networking, learning, and sharing knowledge.