Linux is known for its ability to be used exclusively through its terminal. Over the years the mainstream populace has started using a command line less and less in favor of GUI programs. The terminal does not exactly invite people to play with it. Many people are turned off by the sparseness of its interface and the text only applications.

They do not see the usefulness of the terminal/command line over “normal” programs. The terminal might not be pretty enough for them, but it is for me! Terminal apps generally are highly extensible and allow power users to make the most of their time. Currently in Linux I love using command line programs such as Mutt(which I covered earlier) & and a free text editor called Jed. They both allow the user to modify their settings with “simple” text files. Where you can change the default colors, key bindings, and about everything else. Using programs that run in the terminal don’t just do their job efficiently with little system resources, they also make you feel like a “LEET HAXOR” as the “script kiddies” would say. You just can’t beat getting rid of the mouse and moving around with ease on your keyboard. On my netbook saving system resources and processor cycles is always key and lightweight terminal programs certainly help me stay under 25% processor power with ease.

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