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| From | Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Troll -- nasty, thick-headed know-nothings ranting about Linux |
| Date | 2016-01-30 08:12 -0500 |
| Organization | None |
| Message-ID | <n8ics5$rs0$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (16 earlier) <20160129192721.582a7264@maxa-pc> <n8h3k9$o3v$6@dont-email.me> <20160130055030.177cd32e@maxa-pc> <n8hgll$52t$2@dont-email.me> <20160130061812.1142bf97@maxa-pc> |
Melzzzzz wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
> On Sat, 30 Jan 2016 00:13:41 -0500
> DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
>
>> On 1/29/2016 11:50 PM, Melzzzzz wrote:
>> > On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 20:28:54 -0500
>> > Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Melzzzzz wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
>> >>
>> >>> On Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:05:46 -0500
>> >>> DFS <nospam@dfs.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> On 1/29/2016 7:22 AM, owl wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> A friend of mine who is in his sixties and very much a computer
>> >>>>> newbie, had been bringing his Windows 7 laptop over about once a
>> >>>>> month for the last year to have me fix various user screwups and
>> >>>>> do typical Windows maintenance issues (malware removal,
>> >>>>> etc.).
>> >>>>
>> >>>> That's not a typical Windows maintenance issue.
>> >>>
>> >>> Ahahahhahah, sure not...
>> >>>> Surely you showed him some cli goodies?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Get list of user-installed packages:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Linux: click Start | Accessories | Terminal. Then type:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> dpkg-query -W -f='${PackageSpec} ${Status}\n' | grep installed |
>> >>>> sort -u | cut -f1 -d
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Windows: click Start | Control Panel | Programs and Features
>> >>>
>> >>> Yeah, Linux does not have gui frontend for that...
>> >>
>> >> Bullshit.
>> >>
>> >> And the Windows "Programs and Features" GUI shows only a small
>> >> number of the stuff that is installed on the system.
>> >>
>> >> It's pathetic.
>> >>
>> > ;)
>>
>> Having to use a Terminal and arcane command to see what software
>> you've installed surely is pathetic.
Thinking that you have to use a Terminal and arcane command to see what
software you've installed in Linux is pathetic, bigot.
>> As the saying goes:
>>
>> This! Is! Linux!
>>
> What's wrong with you?
He's a know-nothing, a liar, and a k00k. A bigot. A racist. A nasty human
being. Better you should ignore his miserable misguided ravings.
However, if you want to save the state of your installed software, and use
it to automatically reinstall all of your software to a new installation of
Debian (something that Windows doesn't even come close to doing -- you have
to use a product like Ghost, and I'm not sure that will work on a different
piece of hardware without some major handsprings), you can indeed use the
command-line to streamline the process:
https://wiki.debian.org/ListInstalledPackages
The power of that process is well worth the little bit of "scary"
command-line usage you need.
--
Q: Why did the WASP cross the road?
A: To get to the middle.
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Troll -- nasty, thick-headed know-nothings ranting about Linux Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-01-30 08:12 -0500
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Re: Linux crapware: still spectacularly bad DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-28 20:44 -0500
Re: Troll lies: still spectacularly bad Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2016-01-29 03:02 +0100
Re: Troll lies: still spectacularly bad chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-01-29 07:46 -0600
Re: Troll lies: still spectacularly bad DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-28 21:07 -0500
Re: Troll lies: still spectacularly bad chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-01-29 07:00 -0600
Re: Troll lies: still spectacularly bad DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-02-09 22:02 -0500
Re: Linux crapware: still spectacularly bad Slimer <a.m@unseen.is.invalid> - 2016-01-27 07:47 -0500
Re: Linux crapware: still spectacularly bad GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-01-27 13:25 -0700
Re: Linux crapware: still spectacularly bad kubuntuking@gmail.com - 2016-01-27 08:18 -0800
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Re: Linux crapware: still spectacularly bad owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-26 16:03 +0000
Re: Linux crapware: still spectacularly bad DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-26 19:52 -0500
Re: Linux crapware: still spectacularly bad owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2016-01-27 00:56 +0000
Re: Linux crapware: still spectacularly bad DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-27 20:49 -0500
Re: Linux crapware: still spectacularly bad GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2016-01-27 13:28 -0700
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Re: Linux crapware: still spectacularly bad DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-01-27 20:46 -0500
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