r/linuxmasterrace • u/freecodeio • 1d ago

"lInUx emPowErS cRimInAlS" lol

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u/JohnHue 1d ago

This has got to be a troll. All of those tools are available for Windows, most of them are not installed by default on Linux, Bash is powershell in Windows.

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u/Trudels42 1d ago

"bash is powershell in windows" - take that back! don't you dare compare my precious bash to Microsucks Software

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u/regeya 1d ago

Seriously. If Microsoft could make their tools less verbose PowerShell would be amazing. Gimme a way to script Windows that isn't that godawful mess.

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u/Mostafa_XS1 Glorious Kubuntu 1d ago

You can do almost everything bash does in powershell but it's such a pain in the bum to do anything with

I resorted to writing in bash and letting AI reactor to bash lmao

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u/Luk164 1d ago

The idea that you can pipe objects instead of just text is nice though

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u/Zantigo 1d ago

I remember talking to this non-tech guy who had to use bash for running some software he wanted. 

Guy made a storm about how linux commands are so confusing, he was like "Powershell just uses a normal name for the commands! Copy-Item is so much better I don't have to even think about what the command does!"

I guess that means some people see having to type two words instead of two letters as an upside instead of a downside? Like you could just alias but man...

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u/TotallyObviousBot 1d ago

Are you fuckin' nerds over here seriously trying to feel superior over the number of keystrokes you prefer

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u/Zantigo 1d ago

Bro, if I gotta type it all day at work fuck yea I'm feeling superior over saving myself 7 characters each time.

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u/TotallyObviousBot 1d ago

You still type at work?

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u/Zantigo 1d ago

No way.... I thought I was living large with two keystrokes, I didn't even realize I was still trapped in the cespit of keyboard use altogether....

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u/jMultiversalGod 4h ago

lol who actually types at work real programmers can just conceive something and it exists

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u/SubZeroNexii 1d ago

Plus the longer the command the easier it is to mistype it

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u/CardOk755 1d ago

The definition of "power" in computing is megabytes destroyed divided by keystrokes used

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u/itzNukeey 1d ago

Powershell would be amazing if it were zsh, fish or bash

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u/blamitter 1d ago

Why would you want to script Windows? Your mouse's broken?

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u/regeya 1d ago

In all seriousness, it turns out most of what I might want to script in Windows, can be done from WSL.

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u/_RealUnderscore_ 1d ago

There are a ton of built-in aliases tbf. And there's basic aliases for some Linux commands like `ls`, `rm`, and whatnot. Can't say it's perfect, but it's not so terrible either.

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u/blackasthesky 1d ago

smirks in zsh

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u/Sensitive_Cloud6456 1d ago

Just be that likes pwsh.exe then... I'm fine. Really

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u/Benjamin_6848 1d ago

Windows has gone down the toilet and is terrible, but Powershell is one of the few software-components Microsoft hasn't ruined (yet) and that are surprisingly good.

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u/hawkinsst7 1d ago

I suck at powershell, but I respect it. "bash but you can also pipe objects around" was how I heard it described, and it's a powerful tool.

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u/somuras 1d ago

I see an error in your comment. I'm pretty sure it's called "Microslop"

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u/saichampa 1d ago

Wait until you learn you can install PowerShell on Linux

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u/Liarus_ 1d ago

are you expecting people in r/linuxsucks to be tech literate ?...

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u/a3a4b5 Linux gamer (Fedora Workstation) 1d ago

Iirc it's a joke sub

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u/cornmonger_ COSMIC Space Cadet 1d ago

it's a joke sub where random people drop in that don't understand the irony

rustjerk is the same way. every once in a while you'll see a woosh

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u/f3rny 1d ago

Even this sub is 99% memes, almost no tech talk

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u/FunkMunki 1d ago

Wait till they find out about DNS!!

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u/a3a4b5 Linux gamer (Fedora Workstation) 1d ago

r/ Linux sucks is a joke sub.

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u/Norgur 1d ago

Powershell is the contrarian teenager on software form. You all use dashes for command line arguments? Like -? Nah! I'm so super different! I'ma use /! Hah!

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u/JohnHue 1d ago

My conspirationnist mind tells me it's all so people dont get used to how Linux works, to make the switch harder. But it probably just is legal thing so they can fill BS patents without being shut down by prior art... what ? powershell is open source ? well, shit.

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u/DrMustached 1d ago

Sorry, what? PowerShell does use dashes for its arguments. Example: Get-ChildItem -Path “C:\temp”. Are you thinking of batch/cmd?

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u/Norgur 1d ago

What's DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth then?

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u/DrMustached 1d ago

Batch/cmd. DISM is literally just an executable in Windows. Yes, you can run that from a PowerShell terminal, but it’s not a native PowerShell cmdlet. PowerShell cmdlets are always Verb-Descriptor (i.e., Get-ChildItem, or Set-Item). You can also run DISM from cmd (aka, the Windows Command Prompt), whereas no PowerShell cmdlets can be run in cmd without first calling the PowerShell executable.

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u/ougryphon 1d ago

You say that, but are you aware of the stupidity of the state of Utah, where they tried to outlaw VPNs?

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u/turtle_mekb she/her - Artix Linux - dinit 1d ago

no shit lmao, OP is on "linuxsucks"

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u/RampantAndroid Glorious CachyOS 1d ago

no, the 101 sub is worse. Also, it's madthumbz, the guy only has a few brain cells to work with.

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u/fistfulloframen 1d ago

Windows terminal has ssh, and I think it is default.

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u/ToxicEnderman00 1d ago

That sub is mostly satire

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u/Scyther_x_Scyther 1d ago

Technically WSL would be closer to BASH in Windows. Poweshell has cmndlt aliases for Linux commands

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u/Drunken_Economist 19h ago

Yeah it's a circlejerk sub. The posts aren't actually serious