On Thursday, December 16, 2010 11:11:03 am Temlakos wrote:
> This isn't totally academic. I also administer a Web server, and I find 
> that a command-line interface is the only way that I can do any kind of 
> installation or upgrade. (I have to connect using secure-shell.) Might 
> as well learn how to do it in that context...

Both kpackagekit and GNOME PackageKit run well through an ssh-tunneled X 
session or through NX.

Some of the nicer GUI utilities for system administration on F14 run well 
through 'ssh -Y' as well; virtually the whole 'system-config-*' collection, as 
well as the palimpsest Disk Utility.  The palimpsest utility, in particular, 
does a whole slew of things that takes multipe CLI utilities to do, and gives 
you lots of great information in a single window.  

While I use CLI (and I've used it for more than 20 years on different Unix and 
unixlike system) for many things, especially on slow connections, there are a 
few cases where the GUI is easier, as long as you have a relatively fast 
connection.  SELinux configuration, for instance, is much much easier through 
the GUI, as all the options are right there and listed.  Unless you have all of 
them memorized.... :-)
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