> If you write a post for experienced Linux users about using Linux, do you generally write "first, install package xyz with Advanced Package Tool (APT)", or "s

> If you write a post for experienced Linux users about using Linux, do you generally write "first, install package xyz with Advanced Package Tool (APT)", or "switch to a Terminal TYpewriter (TTY)" or "Run the following Bourne Again SHell (BASH) script"? "Extract this Tape ARchive (TAR) ball"? I would avoid abbreviations if possible: "install xyz with your package manager", "switch to terminal", "run the script", "extract the archive". In your last example, I would ask myself if I need to specify it's a TAR. Does it matter that it's TAR? Are there any other archives in this project? I agree that you should write for your audience and if you know they are experts like you, you don't have to explain everything. Personally, I err on the side of assuming less and explaining more. Funny thing is, if you search for SAT on Hacker News [1] is has results for both satisfiability problems and admission tests. Even funnier is that in the second context, SAT nowadays means just SAT. 1 - https://hn.algolia.com/?q=SAT https://hn.algolia.com/?q=SAT