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Because clicking a button, finding out it works sometimes but not for you, then the top 3 google links might have a solution to parts of your problem, and you'll have to type in commands to run stuff you probably ran less than 20 times in your entire lifetime, kinda sucks. Even if you try to learn what actually went on, you'd need to do mental gymnastics.
Having multiple buttons to click and have what you want done almost all the time is much easier in comparison.
Source: was once a beginner, although it does get easier.
Exactly. There are 3 to 10 solutions to every problem -- all of which worked for someone, 0 to 4 of which will work for you. Spend two hours, then role the dice and see if you got lucky.
If it did NOT work, was it stupid user error, wrong or incomplete directions, malfunctional software, or randomness in your particular unique machine configuration?
Or -- if you use Oracle's free VPS -- was it an undocumented incompatibility between the code and the unusual chipset they sometimes offer?
It's called learning. Try it sometime.
You should think that to yourself next time you ask for support or help with anything. Fix it yourself - it’s called learning. Try it sometime.
No different then a good bug report. Try something, if it doesn't work, research why. If after you've researched and tried everything you can, then present your case to others. By that point you can show what things you've tried and didn't work, and what sources/references you used.