Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 194.75.139.233]
on October 24, 2007 08:54 AM
"However, sometimes a GUI process manager can be useful, especially when you're trying to teach new Linux system administrators who aren't used to shell interfaces."
Rubbish, new administrators should learn from the ground up. They should be learning the shell as it's the most important aspect of Linux administration. Not to mention a Web or Mail server isn't going to have X for them to connect to!
It's like learning a new programming language - start coding in Vi (or emacs if that's your poison) until you've learnt the API, then choose a GUI IDE if you really need to. GUI apps are NOT for true administrators - you need to know how to fix that routing table when the shit hits the fan and you can only ssh in!
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Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 194.75.139.233] on October 24, 2007 08:54 AMRubbish, new administrators should learn from the ground up. They should be learning the shell as it's the most important aspect of Linux administration. Not to mention a Web or Mail server isn't going to have X for them to connect to!
It's like learning a new programming language - start coding in Vi (or emacs if that's your poison) until you've learnt the API, then choose a GUI IDE if you really need to. GUI apps are NOT for true administrators - you need to know how to fix that routing table when the shit hits the fan and you can only ssh in!
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