i ran minix on my old computer without x and just stared at it as i did not know what to do next. does that meak me a linux geek?
Yes, I am !
No, I am not !
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i ran minix on my old computer without x and just stared at it as i did not know what to do next. does that meak me a linux geek?
I do use X, most of the time I have it running, although most of the programs I use are text-based (Irssi, rtorrent, cmus, etc...), so if I only want to torrent a file for example, I don't start X, since I can do it in CLI with rtorrent.
My Thinkpad runs without X, except in emergencies. For those extremely rare cases, it has an install of LXDE set to roll.
As for browsing, I use elinks.
Desktop: Custom - AMD Athlon X4 Quadcore 4.02GHz, 8GB DDR3, 750GB HDD, 500GB HDD, Win7 x64/Ubuntu 14.04 x64
Laptop: Thinkpad T61 - Intel Core 2 Duo 2.00GHz, 4GB DDR2, 500GB HDD, Win7 x86/Ubuntu 14.04 x86
Sure, if bloatware is something you enjoy. Know about cplay + mpg321 for mp3s?
Mplayer can use the framebuffer from the console for video playback, as well.
Truthfully, although I use X, Firefox and the ability to cut and paste between Eterms are the only two reasons why.
I must say, however, that the results of this poll are encouraging. It seems that there are a few people here at least, who are in rehab as far as the GUI addiction is concerned. That is cause for optimism.
Every now and then I log in to init3 when I am on limited battery power and just want to program, but X is so much nicer just to have multiple transparent terminal emulators - if for nothing else.
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Dunno why you want to lose X. How could I run multiple xterms easily, and work on multiple servers without it? Screen? I don't think so
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screen - manage multiple text mode applications on one virtual terminal
moc - will play mp3, ogg & flac, with playlists, detachable front-end, etc.
links2 - browse the net in text mode, or even with graphics without X
irssi - chat on IRC in text mode
centerim-utf8 - text mode instant messenger (MSN, Jabber, Yahoo..!)
rtorrent - p2p downloads and uploads via text mode
wodim/cdrecord - what your fancy GUI front-ends use to really burn CDs
mplayer - also plays video on the command line
mutt - email from the command line
fbi - view pictures from the command line
camE - use your web camera from the command line
htop - manage your processes via the command line
mc - a text mode dual pane file manager with ftp support, plus many many more features
nano/emacs - edit simple text files on the command line
latex - write documents that look more professional than anything OO or MSOffice produces, from the command line...
This is just from the top of my hat. Who needs X, seriously?
Last edited by blueturtl; September 14th, 2009 at 05:48 PM. Reason: grammar
i boot into cli, (Fluxbox away!) but eventually i need pictures from a graphical web browser, or watch a movie (don't have cable). not much of an "eye-candy" thing, just a media thing. and i don't know how to keep mplayer playing a song in the background. the ease of multiple terminals on screen is good, too.
plus, i can't figure out how to switch left control and caps in the cli on boot, which gets frustrating. i hope to increase my time spent in cli, though
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