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Three people have given you advice. Why do you not address the advice given so you can learn? Instead, you continue to rant about "malicious" commands and the Ubuntu forum.

What are all the dangerous Linux commands? Anything one enters without knowing what it does. Many very simple commands can cause damage if used improperly. That is why anyone who wants to learn to use the terminal should start by learning the basics from a good source. I used this one: http://www.s...

In another topic, that got locked before I could reply, and with good reason,... Anyway, this is something any user should know, before using the: rm -rf https://www.tecmint.com/10-most-dangerous-commands-you-should-never-execute-on-linux/ I suggest posting the contents of the rm man page, instead ...

Did apt clean, apt update, apt dist-upgrade and it made no difference. Why do you expect dist-upgrade to do anything? dist-upgrade does exactly that; upgrade to a new release. 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, etc. are release number 9 with security patches added. As long as you are using Debian 9 you will be using a...

Thanks for the laugh. It was a great way to start the day.

I have not used Ibus for a few years, but it is great with East Asian languages. It has several Chinese input methods, but each desired input method must be installed. Also, they use different phonetic systems, so you will need to install the one or few input systems that use phonetic systems you kn...

so you need it anyways to create a functional modern system. :shock: My Debian and Slackware systems did, and my OpenBSD system does seem pretty "modern" to me. more and more Debian-derivatives remove the option to set at root-password during install Debian derivatives or Ubuntu derivativ...

if you choose not to supply a root-password during installation. Which the OP apparently did not, and thus, did not influence my answer to the OP's question. People can choose whatever they want. There are many things one can do during installation that can be beneficial or harmful. Don't call it s...

I have never used Gnome 3, but the screen-grabs I have seen of it were horrendous. Your configuration does not look that bad. It is reminiscent of Gnome 2. Good work.

I see Gnome 3 does not look as ugly as it used to or did you tweak to crap out of it?

IG-89 I now fully understand why dasein, et al., were royally pissed at me............ :mrgreen: Not only were people not pissed at you, they did not even seem annoyed.* Which is surprising considering the numerous threads started with such issues. The good thing is you took advice seriously and qu...

I don't understand what your last 2 questions are? What was the exact name of the media you used? Which ISO did you download, burn onto a disc and use to install the system. What options did you choose at the tasksel step? When you installed the system you were asked which options to include in the...

I install founts that are not available in repositories, because they are not used by most people and I need them for certain purposes. Like these: https://static.dyp.im/wQ6RGOeKnt/d69755441bff6853285a74380bde3a28.png But for most circumstances the usual offerings are fine. I see no reason to import...

It kind of makes sense on a certain level

A certain level indeed. We just shall not mention how low in the depths of the cerebrum it is.

What a foolish question! There is plenty wrong with open source founts. They do not look like Windows! Imagine the annoyance of Windows applications in Wine not having Windows founts! :o Next you will be asking questions like, "Why do you need Wine? What is wrong with open source applications?&...

Why do you need to install aptitude? Was aptitude removed from the base system for Jessie? When I was using Debian, aptitude (and apt-get) was a vital part of the base system. Was it removed along with something else you removed?

Sure, and that's fine. But considering it as spam as Garry does, just because the site linked to contains ads, is a load of bullocks. I agree that a legitimate site that includes advertisements is not a spam post. There are a few Linux fora that are littered with advertisements, In fact, their purp...

As long as the OP isn't created just to lead people to a site, then it really is none of your business whether you think that the site is good or not. Unless, of course, the intention is to warn the OP and others who read the thread that the information on said site is bad. If I think a site that i...

A question about whether or not information on certain websites can be trusted is definitely worthy of a "Beginner" doesn't mean "can't search first."

I found this page: http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/tutorials/4232/1 Do you find it correct? I cannot access the site, but why are you using such sources? The first places you should look are the Debian wiki and Debian Administrator's Handbook. Most other sources contain misinformation writte...