Comment on What OS should I use for self-hosting that doesn't require extensive terminal knowledge?

• hperrin@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I wouldn’t call it complicated, but yeah, it’s special knowledge. So is all of self hosting.

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  • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You wouldn’t. A lot of tech people wouldn’t. But it is. I’ve found this out the hard way, after spending dozens of hours trying to figure it out. You’re not doing anyone any favors.

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    • hperrin@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s not any more complicated than a GUI, it’s just that the dozens of hours you spent learning to use a GUI was a long time ago, and you don’t remember how complicated it was.

      Also, you’re probably exaggerating, because dozens of hours is way longer than it should take to become proficient at the terminal. There are resources online that you can use to learn in a few hours.

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      • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        it’s just that the dozens of hours you spent learning to use a GUI

        This is utter nonsense. You do not need to learn to use a GUI. You just look at the available buttons and click the ones you need. And when you click them they do what they say, they don’t return a “command not found” or “undefined error” with zero diagnostic information.

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