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6. Topic 106: User Interfaces and Desktops

David Clinton

(1)Toronto, Canada

If you can read (and if you’ve made it this far into the book, the odds are that you can), then you’ve probably already noticed my distinct preference for use of the command line. Nevertheless, there’s a reason even Linux offers such a rich choice of graphic user interface (GUI) tools and environments. Just try logging into Netflix from the command line using curl and you’ll understand what I mean. So setting up and managing GUI desktops is definitely going to be an important part of a Linux admin’s job.

I can tell you that, when it comes to handling graphic ...

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