[–] luckyguy 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Sudo su. The need for su is mostly because we don't want the odd programs you run to be exploitable and then unleash damage. This is one of the reasons why root terminal is installed in most distros.
While we are on dialog boxes how about the utility of being able to move windows around underneath a dialog box so you can see data that might be in another window. Windows needs to fix that just like linux has no reason why it shouldn't fix the problem you raised.
Windows has config files too for anything that really needs configuration. Good luck running haproxy or apache without ever touching a config. I myself do find configs annoying. As a programmer I wish they were programatic rather than some strange language specific to the program.
Yeah, man pages aren't great especially if you are dumb enough to look them up in the terminal. Word for the wise, pick up the man page online because the characters per line will be highter, the formatting will be better and you can still use your terminal while you look at things.
Cron has guis you know and also there are alternitives to cron like anacron. This is like saying windows sucks because it has notepad, which maybe we should talk about.
Linux documentation should always be on the web, which is way better than for windows. I had to modify some c++ software to stay ahead of posix deprication. The suggested fix made it so there would have to be an ifndef _WIN32 split with different code for windows and linux. Pretty typical in c/c++. So now I needed to figure out the code for the windows. Needless to say the people talking in segfault about windows c++ were all morons who should not have been giving advise at all.
Tech work is looking stuff up. The fact that you don't have to do it so often in Windows is because you are more familiar with it and have already looked up everything you need to know to build your current environment and any hangups that can be involved. A linux use similarly doesn't have to look things up in Linux as often as in Windows. If someone asked me to launch ISS you bet the fuck I would have to google 90%.
[–] nody 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago (edited ago)
Hilarious things about your post: 1. You put two 1's 1. "casual admin" is an oxymoron. You should shorten it to "casual." 2. You are an "admin" that prefers GUIs. Have fun paging through a bunch of windows and tabs instead of writing a one liner to do your job this, and every other time. 3. You complain about the complexity of cron jobs and then admit that they automate all the grunt work you would need to do. 4. (Bonus) You talk about how free you are to do what you want in windows, but complain about the parts of Linux that actually give you control about your system.
[–] Drenki 1 point 8 points 9 points (+9|-1) ago
Sorry, man
a webserver administrator that develops in PHP on Windows
this is your problem right here.
There are plenty of games that are not natively running on Linux - just check the Steam Store if you want examples. You can filter by OS.
You call it a "Windows dialogue box" but I am pretty sure you are talking about the "Save As" or "Open File" dialogues. This depends on which file manager you're using. When I go to open a file or save a file, I have ALL of the same options in Linux as Windows, if not more. I use Linux Mint with Cinnamon. They brewed their own file manager called Nemo and it is pretty badass.
If you don't understand when and why you need to run as a super-user, then you really need to spend more time learning about being an admin. In a Linux desktop environment, you will be prompted for SU access when appropriate. You really only need SU access when you are changing the configuration of the system. if you don't like it, log in as a root user.
Yes, the config files can be cryptic, but almost every one of them has a front-end that handles all the magic for you.
GFTPpro - never heard of it. Google says it's a windows application. Use whatever's bundled with OpenSSH.
Ubuntu sucks and should never be used for a production server. You want Debian-stable for that.
See #4.
You really don't understand why it's important that your system's configuration is protected by a password. Want malware? Run as root.
[–] captbrogers 1 point 10 points 11 points (+11|-1) ago
I could spend time answering each point or I can cut through the BS and get to the heart of it: you like graphical interfaces. Linux has them, but not always or not in the way you like. No one else is going to change your mind, so all this thread will be is a flame war. If you were to ask for help and grumble about these things, I could see where your coming from. Otherwise, it will just be a waste of time and energy.
[–] Torchhead ago
Linux can be very cryptic sometimes. My personal theory is that because Linux lacks a consistent and broad single API it relies too much on too many software, leading to a great complexity. Also there is nothing stopping people from developing easy to use and install software for Linux, but a lot of developers seems to lean towards configuration files and command line interfaces.
I understand that a program like
mancan be cryptic for someone who is not used to command line interfaces. You have to learn how to do basic things like scroll, search, and even quit. But even a program like man can be replaced by another program with a GUI. The programyelpfor example is able to display "man" pages like the program man, but it has a GUI. You can access it like thisyelp man:program.