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Linux is rather like a steam engine such as the Mallard, while Windows is like a Bugatti Veyron. Many people are fanatical steam-engine enthusiasts, and indeed the Mallard is a fine machine. But it lacks ease of use, comfort, and the crucial ability to steer around corners. "Mallard is not Veyron" obviously. Being different is not always better. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LNER_C...4_4468_Mallard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Veyron |
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For Linux to get rid of the command line completely it would have to become the same as Windows or Mac OS -- just look at Ubuntu for a glimpse into that world. I, for one, hope that Linux never becomes something that horrific. |
Recently, Microsoft and Mozilla stated that anti-virus software interferes with the security functions built into their respective software. And most of all, the AV software is what gets hacked moreso than the actual operating systems. With new technology, especially built-in sandboxing, the APIs from the Antivirus software lead to a more insecure and much much slower operation.
Firefox (Mozilla) stated that the only good known AV software for Windows is Defender. Selinux or equivalent does a great job of protecting Linux |
As a gamer myself, I'd of course like to see a lot more games being ported.
Also nVidia Experience and Microsoft Office would really neat regardless what everyone says, those two things are really great and a lot more common in latter case than LO or OoO. Most likely nothing more than dreams but something that I'd really like to see is something like RDP on Linux that actually works without messing around with config files or settings. I just tried to access my KDE desktop (as in desktop computer) from my laptop using the build in VNC server and it lagged like crazy although being connected via ethernet cables. Possibly things change by time but for not now, that's for sure. |
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Another I actually like more is NoMachine ... especially as you don't even need an internet connection to establish a local LAN screen share. But what truly blew me over is the speed and smoothness the NX protocol causes. It's to the point where I can play a 3d shooter game at HD res across a WiFi connection and not realize that it's streaming the desktop, try that with TV/VNC/RDP. Not to mention, it's even easier to setup than TV, install the program, it runs in the background as a server. Default setup is to have manual acceptance of connections, change to password / kerberos / etc. If you wish to connect somewhere click its icon (in the taskbar or start from menu) and it shows you all the other computers running this in the local LAN IP range. Enter password / set other computer to accept (your choice of security) and you're good to go - no need to remember any long string or copy/paste from some login site. And of course, it's already available for nearly anything ... Linux, Windows, OSX, iOS, Android, etc. Just not open source though, still add-ware / fremium unless you buy a license. |
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The company I'm working at also uses it to access the clients when needed but I really don't like the idea of having such programs sending my data over US servers. Call me paranoid but whenever I can keep something on European servers, I'll do so. Quote:
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Actually, just tried it again - there's no adds whatsoever in the free version, must have gotten confused with something else. On their site they seem to explain why they do this: https://www.nomachine.com/everybody ... read the last two portions regarding Price / Ads not included. The main difference between its "free" version and the pro is that you're only allowed one connection to any one machine at any one time, though you're allowed to connect to as many separate machines at once as you'd like. The pro allows multiple connections to the same machine at once - i.e. allowing someone to control the machine while multiple others watch. For personal use I cannot see the benefit of going for the pro version. The enterprise version handles a server based idea where you log into some sort of VPN (either your own one, or theirs - which turns it into a TV-competitor) such that it's very easy to even use it across the internet from another country. Else you need to find out the IP address of the machine you want to link to (i.e. you need some dynamic IP mapping service like NoIP to make it less cumbersome), then you could use either Free/Pro for similar. |
Not something that is a port, but a simple GUI program which consisted of a large number of buttons each of which had a brief explanation of what it did, and each of which issued a different command string into the terminal, would be very useful.
A more advanced version would allow you to make a choice or choices from menus, and take you down a hierarchy of possible commands. If the program parsed a text file which contained all the required information, then it would be easy to update revise and expand the text file as required. |
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The language Rebol seems ideal for parsing a parameters file since it can easily provide the menus, buttons, slots, and so on. According to Wikipedia there is also a later derivative of Rebol called Red. |
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I really don't see how having buttons to click instead of things to type and be autocompleted would "make Linux easier", or whatever. I would say anyone put off by the fact that Linux requires too much to be done on the command line hasn't installed Windows from scratch very often either -- anyone not comfortable spending a little time typing a few commands to get an OS installed ought not really to be installing an OS.
Day-to-day there's no reason to have to use the command line unless you choose to and there hasn't been for a decade or so. A few years back a friend (whom I introduced to Linux) installed Linux for another friend to replace the defunct XP. That friend has never once needed to use the command line or ask for any help. Things just work. Just what is it people are doing out there that they are forced to use the command line to use their computers every day? |
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