I once mistakenly overwrote an entire disk (or wrong partition, I don't remember) when trying to install a GNU/Linux distribution to one partition using a graph

I once mistakenly overwrote an entire disk (or wrong partition, I don't remember) when trying to install a GNU/Linux distribution to one partition using a graphical installer. Never happened using dd. Sure some graphical applications can be helpful in this regard, but there's really no reason to assume the one you end up using will have you avoid this type of mistake. I'd rather use something that is stable and be vigilant as steadily required.