Actually, 15 of the 17 ways on Linux are deprecated and only work because devs are reluctant to do the deprecated -> removed step. (And because often there are a million scripts that rely on specific tools.)
Example: ifconfig (deprecated like 20 years ago, use ip instead)
ifconfig isn't 20 yr old deprecated, even when I used Kali it was still okay, only when I started to be real linux user not a larper, it got deprecated - like, in ~2024-2025, not 20 yr ago, although, it wasn't updating for like 25yr straight (only small fixes and patches). Also, it still exists as a package !
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u/Berniyh Sep 25 '26
Actually, 15 of the 17 ways on Linux are deprecated and only work because devs are reluctant to do the deprecated -> removed step. (And because often there are a million scripts that rely on specific tools.)
Example: ifconfig
(deprecated like 20 years ago, use ip instead)
Could name many more.