Because Windows hides its (ugly ass) terminal in shame so the user never has to see its putrid face.

Linux encourages terminal use, including it as one of the base starting icons in most distros.

That’s my guess, anyways.

I’m not in tech at all, I’ve just learned to use my operating system over time. It’s really not that hard & now I prefer command line sometimes b/c it’s just faster.

What’s really weird is your complete aversion to learning a new utility & your bizarre shaming of people for being knowledgeable about their tools.

I have fixed loads & loads of issues via cli. I don’t even know what the hell you’re on about. Sounds like a skill issue, tbh.

The command line allows people to help troubleshoot problems across Linux dostros without everyone’s desktop having to look exactly the same.

Stop whining, you ninnies, it’s a good thing!

You weren’t mean at all. I’m a snarky, cranky fuck sometimes, it’s not on you lol.

I don’t know why you’re getting boo’d, you’re right!

I’m completely familiar with fzf!

I also generally tap in the first few letters of a command then use pgUp (on my system) to autocomplete. Or use the ol’ !<command#>.

But I have somehow never friggin heard about Ctrl+r.

It has to do with the “flatness” of the general composition. It reeks of AI. A human usually needs to intervene to prevent that.

Are you happy now?

This is absolutely AI generated, friend.

But that’s why I love tldr!

It gives written examples of a handful of the most common use cases with a super brief explanation. It’s perfect for quick reference.

But you do you, I don’t own any tldr stock or anything.

Go to a free online AI (or run one locally) and ask it your Linux questions.

That way you won’t have to dig around old forums for answers.

Install tldr if you haven’t already

Holy shit

I almost never have that problem! I feel like everything is gcc or cmake or whatever.

But I’m a dabbler, not a pro, so, my old-as-dirt compiling experiences are like, tome2-gcu (a total banger, btw).

Also, The Dabbler would make for a great Batman villain.

You got to build them shits from source.

The Walled Garden is actually the problem, then.

I haven’t used it in a long time! It didn’t occur to me maybe it’s changed in the meantime.

I’ll give it a shot.

EDIT: The history can be turned on np.

But there’s no dark mode? In the setting for Dark Mode, there’s just a statement that reads something like, “We believe people who are TRULY dedicated to leaving no fingerprints would NEVER use dark mode, so we disabled it!”

Like, that attitude sucks. I am only nominally concerned with fingerprints but hugely concerned with telemetry (and having my retina’s fried out by blinding light).

I installed the Darkreader extension & it’s fine, but it lays bare the developers’ attitude about user choice & autonomy.

But it erases history. I use history all the time. Very annoying.