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When I see articles like this from Red Hat, I get worried. Does that me they will stop including these commands in newer releases ? Already RCS is gone and I
by jmclnx 6y ago
When I see articles like this from Red Hat, I get worried. Does that me they will stop including these commands in newer releases ? Already RCS is gone and I had to compile it on RHEL 8 at work.
If bc(1) and uname(1) dissapers then I will say RHEL isdefinitely heading straight to Windows land. These 2 commands are used a lot. Need to add a long list of numbers, nothing better than bc(1). Plus much easier to use than the pointy/clicky calculators out there.
- pizza234 6y agoI think that it won't happen. There are reasons for the tools to be there. When writing scripts, one often relies on the easiest way of producing information. This is something that the author doesn't understand or ignores. `uname` is indeed very often used in scripts, which is considerably more convenient than parsing `/proc/version` manually; removing it would very likely break a lot of programs. I don't know about how frequently `bc` is used in scripts, however, bash does not support floating point operations, so I assume it's the typical first choice. The article seems to be the equivalent of a tabloid piece, especially considering the author's previous posts¹ ("Cyber Week 2020: 13 ideas for what to buy the sysadmin in your life"). I'm baffled by how Red Hat can employ such writers. [¹] https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/users/khess https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/users/khess - need to click on "Load More" multiple times.
- Something1234 6y agoEven the ideas are completely useless. Nobody wants something for their hobby picked out by a nonexpert. It's one of the most common mantras on the reddit gift giving threads. It really seems like redhat is on the way out.