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Your workplace probably doesn't want to spend millions (depending on size) teaching their employees how to use the terminal.
What year is it? Terminal is pretty much optional these days, especially if we're talking enterprise with dedicated IT staff.
That's a great question
LOL good one
I'm sure it depends on what you need it for, but I've never used my work laptop for anything that would have ever needed a terminal.
Edit: I looked at this comment again after reading the reply, and not sure why I said it as my work laptop uses Windows... Maybe I meant that, if my work were to transition to Linux, then I still wouldn't need it? I dunno.
I've been on Linux for a year but maintain computers for my whole family, and my kids are still on Windows for roblox. In that year I've needed to use the command line on their Windows desktops more than on my Linux desktop, because I haven't needed the terminal at all but for some fucking reason their computers won't let you just change the time zone you're in so I have to tzutil it manually
Users don't even know how they organize their files, the difference between sharepoint, teams or onedrive. Of course they can't use a terminal but they would never need to like users in windows don't handle updates, their IT do.
When basic tasks like changing the scaling, setting a default power profile, or a default audio device, or just installing software don't require use of the terminal, call me back.
Okay, give me a number and I'll call you now.
You can do all that with KDE without using the terminal.
But, I won't talk about software because even distributions have their own way to install them without terminal and there is flatpak from a corporate perspective you dont want users to install software on their own.
No, you can't.
Sometimes there is. Many times there is not.
Okay mr "I love Linux but clearly have not used it in 15 years"
In using it right now. And have been for several years. Don't know why you would assume otherwise.
Stop.
Token Linux hater of the thread. Have a cookie for fulfilling this important role of reminding us that Linux is the only OS family that ever needs troubleshooting
I'm not a "Linux hater". I love Linux. I'm just being honest. Normies aren't going to be able to use Linux until Linux developers and community decide it shouldn't only be usable by developers.
No one said that, you literally just made it up.