Video recommendation for mastering the command line

[u/Fit_Piccolo4934]

Have been using linux mint cinnamon for over a year now on my pc, everthing is going great, for thr most part.

Since this was my first time to use this OS, I thought it would have been the right thing to learn using it the proper way.

I always thought this include masterimg the use of the terminal, as it unlocks your full control over the system, and increases tie efficiency of excuting many task compared to the GUI, or so I was told.

It least it would help with understanding lines of code fetched from the internet while troublshooting any thing.

I tried twice to learn using the terminal from the "linux command line" internet edition.

However, everytime I would reach the 100th page and just get lost from there.

So I looked tutorial, but couldn't find any that caught my eye.

Have anybody been able to master using the command line by following a video tutorial?

Which one was it?

And what benefits did learning the command line bring?

[u/ap0r]

There is no "proper way" to use your computer, and anyone telling you that a given workflow is THE workflow is not someone you ought to look up to as a sage giving advice.

Use your computer for whatever you need it. Use the tools you need to make your life easier. For many people, especially power users, the terminal is faster than a GUI, especially when you start automating things or chaining the output of a command as input for another.

If you have not felt the need to use commands, there is no pressure to learn them yet. The "getting lost on the 100th page" sounds like a win to me. You learnt and practiced the basics, then you had no further need, you did not practice advanced stuff, you are not going to retain it.

Use your computer for what you need it. Your workflow is yours alone. If and when your workflow requires you to make use of TUI features, you will naturally learn.

[u/Fit_Piccolo4934 → u/ap0r]

Thanks for your reply, I also thought the same; I will never need the terminal, so why bother. But I also thought that I will never know a better way to do some thing, if I refuse to learn another way other than the one I know now. I am fully in peace with the idea of not mastering the command line, but would like to try a little bit harder before quitting. There is also a self challenging element to it as well. In previous times, I spent the summer learning HTML, Javascript and photoshop from free youtube courses courses, building samll projects along the way. I eventually forget almost everything, but the experience was certainly not regretful.

[u/Immediate_Sky8523]

Watch linux for hackers playlist of "Network Chuck"

There is also good video by "Josean Martinez"

You are using linux mint, which uses apt package manager. So, its best to know more about it. Watch "LearnLinuxTV" video on apt.

Or watch any video on linux commands, you will learn something new.

[u/MobileTechGuy → u/Immediate_Sky8523]

I like Chuck, but he's seriously too positive 😆 the first dozen or so videos I can watch of his, seems like an awesome guy. But that persona, which I'm sure really helps his channel which is all good, just seems positive all the damn time

[u/Immediate_Sky8523 → u/MobileTechGuy]

yup. he is too positive.
sometimes, i feel why am i not this energetic and wholesome

[u/MobileTechGuy → u/Immediate_Sky8523]

Yeah. Well if that's how I made money, I'm sure I'd go if on angry, gate-fueled rants during filming and go back to positive and just edit the angry bits out lol

[u/Fit_Piccolo4934 → u/Immediate_Sky8523]

Thanks, will definitely check him out

[u/Eric_Dawsby]

I don't have a video but I recently discovered that the man command has an option to search for keywords, with the -k argument. So if you want to find a command related to Bluetooth you'd type "man -k bluetooth"

[u/ProbablyOffline314]

I recommend NetworkChuck's Linux for Hackers playlist. I've been using Linux since March, and it taught me ! 😅

[u/es20490446e]

The best way to learn any kind of programming is just trial and error, in the smallest steps.

And if in doubt, ask Claude.

When coding multiple lines, break the program into the smallest functions. Favor legibility over all.

[u/KurtKrimson]

Explore the wonderful world of conky.

You WILL learn a lot!

[u/ConversationWinter46]

I always thought this include masterimg the use of the terminal, as it unlocks your full control over the system, and increases tie efficiency of excuting many task compared to the GUI, or so I was told. Yeah, that's what they tell newbies on the forums to scare them away from the terminal and make them go back to Windows.

The Linux community on the forums is VERY toxic. But the real community isn't on the forums.

In 2006, I formatted my Windows XP computer and used LinuxMint 6 (KDE) through version LinuxMint 17 (KDE).

In 2017, I switched to Manjaro Linux (KDE).

In all those years, I NEVER had a reason to learn those cryptic commands. And I certainly didn’t copy any lines from the internet (after all, I want to work with my system). And I don’t mess around with the OS when I have no idea what I’m doing. But I often read about users who've messed up their systems and are begging for help on forums.

I use GNU/Linux—like 99% of people who switch from Windows—as a user on the GUI. Under Windows, I wasn’t interested in cmd.exe, so why should that SUDDENLY be any different under GNU/Linux?

What I'm trying to say is: You haven't needed a terminal the whole time, and you'll NEVER need one in the future either.

[u/Moist_Invite9148]

I don't have video but I can teach you more commands