You don't NEED the command line to use Linux, but you SHOULD use it!

This thing is often considered as much an argument FOR the use of Linux, as an argument AGAINST it. Power users can't live without it, beginners are scared of it, and people who never used Linux are convinced it's needed just to run a program. Let's see why most regular users don't NEED the command line, but why you can miss out if you don't use it.

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00:00 Intro 01:24 Refresher on the terminal 02:31 Why you don't NEED the command line 05:02 Why you SHOULD use it 08:40 Parting Thoughts

Why you don't NEED the command line

So, let's begin with why I think you don't NEED the command line. Don't worry, I'm not saying it's obsolete, or that it's useless. I'm just saying that most regular users can use a Linux desktop without touching it.

From the software stores, to the graphical package managers, to the driver install utility, linux kernel update utilities, graphical ways to add new repositories, virtually anything you might want to install has a graphical utility, at least if you use one of the major desktop environments.

If you want to install something that's not in your distribution's repositories, there again, the command line isn't needed.

And sure, if you encounter an issue, most of the tutorials you'll find on the internet will tell you to use a command line to change something, or install something. But you could also have done so using a graphical tool, it's simply easier to write a tutorial using the command line than to have detailed guides for all Linux desktops environments.

Why you SHOULD use the command Line

Now let's see why you SHOULD use the command line. Ok, maybe not SHOULD: you don't have to, if you don't want to. But the command line on Linux can make things really easier if you have multiple repetitive tasks that you want to do.

Let's say, for example, that you just setup your Linux system.

Let's say you want to install all your programs. Graphically, you'd have to search for each of them individually, click install on each of them, and then wait for them to install one by one.

With the command line, you could install all these programs wi ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiPthUAIYBg