Re: Anyone still use only use the Terminal?

On Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:08:03 -0000 (UTC), Borax Man <rotflol2@hotmail.com>
wrote in <slrn1001o8j.lgn.rotflol2@geidiprime.bvh>:

Subject says it all.
 
I'm curious whether there are people who do all their computing, or part
of it, without a GUI at all.  That is, just plain Text Mode.
 
While I use a GUI mostly, there are times I just want to discard the GUI
and switch to the Framebuffer and just use text mode.  Its not just for
'retro' reasons, but having a purely text based set up does reduce
distraction!  The fact that nothing else is visible (except the TMUX
modeline) and nothing else is going on, just creates a different
experience, one more conducive to single minded focus.  The mental map
of what is going on is different, cleaner.
 
Just want to hear other peoples thought, whether they find this too.

I'm much more comfortable with terminal windows, for all the reasons
that have been mentioned.

However, when I boot a new kernel, I boot it single-user to the
recovery console, bring up networking, drop to a root shell,
then use the console to compile and install the NVIDIA drivers.

After that, I "telinit 5" to bring up graphics and the display manager.

(Back in the day (mid 90's), I used to use Linux with just the vty's,
until my colleagues dragged me kicking and screaming into the
world of the X Window System.  After that, I've not gone back.)

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