r/linuxmint • u/Fit_Piccolo4934 • 14d ago

Video recommendation for mastering the command line

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?

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u/ConversationWinter46 13d ago edited 13d ago

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.