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Re: “Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first”

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On Wed, 3 Jun 2026 11:07:49 -0000 (UTC), Borax Man wrote:

> On 2026-06-02, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>> Jack Wallen makes some good points in this list of basic Linux concepts
>> worth mastering
>><https://www.zdnet.com/article/things-you-need-to-master-to-become-a-
linux-pro/>.
>>
>> Yes, you can do a lot of things through the point-and-click GUI. But
>> that is mostly just a bunch of front-ends on command-line/scripting
>> tools that do all the actual work. Also, GUIs vary a lot from one
>> distro to another, or even one distro installation to another, whereas
>> the core command-line functionality tends to be much more homogeneous.
> 
> I get these people need to make a living, but it annoys me to no end to
> see article after article after article after article which just
> rehashes the same stuff over and over and over again.  Slop.
> 
> 
> I look forward to the next "new" article on how to use "find".
> 
> Next, an article on how you can put butter on toast.

The gun magazines got a couple of decades of copy debating which is 
better, 9 mm or .45 ACP. I've noticed another pattern in print magazines, 
regardless of the technology. They start with articles appealing to n00bs. 
As time goes on the articles become more focused on intermediates, and 
eventually advanced users. They hit a wall where there is little left to 
say, so they cycle back to n00bs, 

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“Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first” Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-06-02 22:18 +0000
  Re: “Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first” TheLastSysop <thelastsysop@dev.null> - 2026-06-02 22:20 +0000
  Re: “Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first” Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-02 23:58 +0100
    Re: “Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first” rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-03 01:50 +0000
  Re: “Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first” Farley Flud <ff@gnulinux.rocks> - 2026-06-03 01:04 +0000
    Re: “Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first” The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 11:40 +0100
      Re: “Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first” c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-06-04 00:56 -0400
  Re: “Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first” Borax Man <boraxman@geidiprime.invalid> - 2026-06-03 11:07 +0000
    Re: “Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first” Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 12:39 +0100
      Re: “Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first” rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-03 18:44 +0000
        Re: “Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first” Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-06-03 20:18 +0100
    Re: “Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first” Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-03 18:00 +0000
      Re: “Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first” rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-03 18:47 +0000
    Re: “Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first” rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-06-03 18:39 +0000
    Re: “Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first” Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2026-06-04 03:45 +0000

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