Strazdas said:
If you need to work the terminal to set things up your doing it wrong.
Erm... no. Absolutely not. If you need a graphical interface because your terminal commands are too obtuse to be figured out, you're doing it wrong. If I need a graphics stack (be it X11 or wayland or whatever), a bunch of extra libraries and tools and overall a bunch of added unneeded complexity, then you're doing it wrong. A GUI can be a nice thing, but in no way, shape or form can it ever be better or faster than a GOOD cli. The only thing you NEED a GUI for is graphical programs, but things that are by their very nature text-based don't need a GUI. Period.
And a case example: I can spell a command on the phone. Easy Peasy. But try to tell people over the phone where to find their GUI and to make sure they've clicked (with the right mouse button, no less) on the right spot on a modal interface (i.e. a GUI) and you're going to have a bad time.
It's
"Type f-i-r-e-f-o-x in the black box..."
vs.
"OK, click on the Firefox Icon... The one you use to go on the internet... No, NOT the blue "E"... Aha... No, I don't know where the Firefox Icon is on your desktop... It looks like a fox wrapped around a globe... YES, Mozilla, that sounds about right... NO, Mother, that's your MAIL client... See? It has a phoenix around an envelope, not a fox around a planet... y'know what? I'll just come over..."
Waaghpowa said:
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but Dropbox is file syncing over the internet, correct? This and drop box are not the same thing. This is for the LOCAL network, no files need to be sent over the internet to remote servers and back. Arguably this method is much more secure since it functions within your local network. Which, as someone stated earlier...
Also, this. File Transfers over the Internet (onto servers NOT controlled by yourself, no less) are inherently less secure, simply by virtue of the physical path the data has to take.
DropBox and it's various alternatives have their place, but this is an example of "wrong tool for the job". Yes, you can hammer in a nail with a screwdriver, but a hammer is better suited for that, isn't it?