I’m toying with raspberry pi for planes transponder any one got ant experiences with raspberry pi
I don’t like linux
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Depending on the version of Raspian you install you either get just the commandline ( the thing you are afraid of ) and a desktop, Ive never installed the desktop version tho.
Most howtos you find for the pi will just give you a bunch of commands to run in the cli.
Once you have flashed the OS image onto your SD card you’ll probably completely destroy the OS a few times, its just a case of reflashing and starting again, you’ll get used to it 
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I have Built a Drone with an Arduino Uno and an STM32 Blue Pill, but no experience with a Pi.
I Have played with Ubuntu and Python, but with very little experience, I need to speak with my next-door neighbour more as he is an expert with python!
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Linux is a really great operating system once you get used to it. The HUGE amount of Open Source software available for the platform is just awesome. So I suggest you invest in a few beginners Linux books and Youtube guides. There are desktops such as Gnome for Linux and the Pi which you can definitely use to make it feel like windows or a Mac but if you want a really fast as near real-time as possible Transponder then its best to run without Gnome or similar and keep the OS as light as possible.
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If I get stuck your the man to let know
And you can configure your distro to start only with a terminal, starting a graphical desktop env only when you need it.
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