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Linux requires that you use the command line anyways. For example, you can't even format a USB disk unless you spend an hour looking up an obscure command.

• cas 15y ago
  Err what? Try Disk Utility in Ubuntu.
• sp332 15y ago
  Why can't you use the partition manager? It's installed by default.
• joelthelion 15y ago
  Untrue. Gparted works fine. I have several non-geek friends who use linux, and they almost never need my help. They don't know the first thing about the command line.
  • suivix 15y ago
    Ah, something you have to use a command line to install? Not exactly a good counter-point.
    • SamColes 15y ago
      You have no idea what you're talking about
    • slowpoke 15y ago
      Synaptic/USC. Now stop talking about stuff you obviously have no clue about.
• deleted 15y ago
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• Jach 15y ago
  Have you ever used Linux? I don't even need to do that on Gentoo, my main system. Right click, format, choose a format type, format. Exactly the same as Windows. Ed: from your other comment in this thread, I think you haven't. I don't think anyone has ever been required to use the command line to install things in Ubuntu (that are in the package manager which contains most things most users care about), but my memory only goes back to Dapper.
  • sp332 15y ago
    You don't even need a command line to install random packages you've downloaded. Just double-click them, the system package manager will show you what's inside and ask if you want to install it.