Well, friend, both graphical and text-based installations have their own unique charm. The graphical installation may take a bit longer due to the visual elements, but it can be more user-friendly for those who prefer a visual guide. On the other hand, a text-based installation can be quicker for those who are comfortable with command line interfaces. It's all about finding what works best for you and enjoying the process of setting up your Linux system.
No. But it can seem that way, since a LiveCD generally gives you something else to do.
Many distributions have documentation or builtin graphical installation utilities.
The X Windowing System is the "de facto" standard for graphical shells in Unix and Linux. Desktops use it as a client as well as all the graphical applications.
1. meld 2. kompare
The most often used X Window (graphical) desktop environments are KDE and GNOME. There are many others.
Sure can. VBA has been ported to Linux and has even a number of graphical frontends to make it easier to use.
http://unixmen.com/hardware-linux/72-installation-canon-lbp2900-on-linux
There are several different graphical interfaces for Linux, each of which have their features in different locations. You must specify what interface you are using.
Without knowing what errors you are receiving, and what you have already tried, it would be impossible to suggest an appropriate course of action.
It's a command to start the X server for running Linux in graphical mode, if you have any of the desktop environments and/or window managers installed.
No.
yes it is it is usely used in architectural things - like building buildings