For most Linux Format readers, the terminal is where the action happens. Sure, you probably chose your distro based on a mix of aesthetics and the tools with which it comes packaged, but when it comes down to it, most of the real work gets done on a black screen with a monospace font. .
Why? Linux is a command-line based system, and generally it’s a lot quicker and more efficient to type a line or two into BASH than it is to use a mouse to conjure a monolithic GUI from the depths of your SSD. The difference may well be seconds – and you could be using those seconds to get work done. Or to make a cup of tea. Terminals were never designed to be beautiful. Their output is often difficult to scan, and if there happens to be any non-Linux person lurking nearby with a tray of biscuits, there’s a very real danger that you’ll be arrested as a hacker in your local Starbucks.
This story is from the February 2021 edition of Linux Format.
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