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[–]nody0 points
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Fair enough. Linux gaming is hit or miss. Don't run Linux at home (or run windows in a virtualized environment).
Bash scripting is your friend. I keep an organized file system also. Movies, music, pictures, and scripts. Scripts let me do something one or two times and then automate all the work so I simplify my organization tasks.
In Windows you have to run as administrator to do anything. sudo is four letters, it's as simple as writing "fuck" and much simpler than writing "lolololololol." Also, Windows "protects" you from knowing OS owned processes that are listening on ports. Try netstat -ab as an admin on windows, you can't get any information without a third party application that is a pain in the hole to use and still gives you very little information.
The Linux filesystem has an easy to understand structure. If you're confused it's either because the people admining those boxes are retards or it's you. Running scripts makes tasks automatic without all having to click through a gui to find what you're looking for. Literally one line of code vs. open a window, open a tab, find the option, etc. Sudo exists so you don't fuck shit up. Don't like it? Take all you sensitive configs and run chmod 777. It's the same rational as running as administrator. While you're at it your firewall rules should probably be any any.
Linux software is super buggy. That's why I can run Linux on almost any machine, regardless of how old it is, and not have it blue screen. If man pages seem cryptic then you need to learn to read. Not all are great, but they give you the necessary information without any fluff. Powershell adding the man command to windows is the best thing to happen to the OS.
RDP windows resizing is a shit show. SSHing to a CLI is simple. If you're connecting remotely with X11 forwarding (which it sounds like you are with ubuntu) then you're doing it wrong. Maybe ask your admins why they're using ubuntu and not an enterprise Linux distro.
I don't write cron jobs all day. I rarely right them, in fact. It's not a problem to do it. A little google-fu, a little testing and your work is automated.
Sudo exists because Linux gives you complete control over your system. Maybe you think you're the boss and don't make mistakes, but Windows does not allow you enough control to legitimately fuck things up without considerable work. Searching through the registry is much more time consuming than typing four letters. Considering your complaints about Linux I wouldn't trust you with sudo on a box I admin. If you complain about sudo then you do not have the gonads for sudo.
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.
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[–] 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.