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I'm a bit disappointed that you're downvoted to grey right now because editing obscure config files and entering esoteric terminal commands is exactly why Linux
by Nition 9y ago
I'm a bit disappointed that you're downvoted to grey right now because editing obscure config files and entering esoteric terminal commands is exactly why Linux is so difficult for the average user, and it's never going to improve if those who're already comfortable with it ignore the problem.
- RubyPinch 9y agoThat's all fine and dandy for the desktop case. But its a dhcp server, network admins would be expected to touch config files, and the interface for a DHCP server really can't be much worse than the GUI version that microsoft supplies! but digressions, to say "this is why I won't use a linux desktop" in response to a server-specific use-case, is at best antagonistic!
- gogopuppygogo 9y agoPfsense does a great job offering a GUI for how configuring DHCP should work.
- d-sc 9y agoThe used netgear router a friend gave me, does a fine job of getting my devices ip addresses on time without me touching the config.
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- djmobley 9y agoIn fairness, it is a sensible default for a dedicated hardware router, and not so much for a software DHCP server.
- Hydraulix989 9y agoIt's still a fair point, even if a little "off topic' wrt parent and still perfectly on topic wrt this submission.
- herbst 9y agoThe windows equivalent to make such a change would be some kind of hidden module for that scm. Exe or whatever that obscure config tool is called.
- pjmlp 9y agoIt would still be an easier to navigate GUI tool, possibly with tooltips and online help along the way, than manually editing /etc or /usr/share files.
- vetinari 9y agoIn practice, it is still easier to grep and edit config files in /etc (often commented), than to look for the needle in a haystack like gpedit, where, if localized, you don't even know exact term you are looking for.
- kire456 9y agoNot really a fair comparison. For editing config files I often have to go to man pages to find out what the syntax is for the things I want (and sometimes, where to find the file). Especially if editing bash/zsh.rc, there is no hope of getting anything done without Google unless you already know how to do it. Conversely, most group policies I have ever needed were pointed out, including where to find them, after one web search, and their use is extensively documented in the config editor.
- vetinari 9y ago> here is no hope of getting anything done without Google > were pointed out, including where to find them, after one web search, Well, if you are doing that one web search, it doesn't matter whether the named key is for gui or text config. Except for that localization issue, if you find English string, it won't help you with localized one. Then there is the issue of the GP items themselves: many times you don't know whether to choose enable or disable, because double negatives FTW.
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- KekDemaga 9y agoI say the same thing about the space shuttle, it should have one button "go to space".
- tokenizerrr 9y agoIt's not even a out the desktop. The comment is completely off base. Downvoted.
- theon144 9y agoWell if you're an average user, I might suggest not running your own DHCP server? Seriously, I understand where you're coming from, but you're blathering needlessly about an issue that is a) not really a contentious one, and b) completely irrelevant to the discussion.
- jlarocco 9y agoOP is downvoted because a misconfigured DHCP server has nothing to do with running Linux. What if the DHCP server was running Windows?