what about the normal ppl who use linux and dont know all these i3 shit
Running I3 Window Manager on Ubuntu for Windows
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Re: Running I3 Window Manager on Ubuntu for Windows
#22I haven't had any problems with macOS stability lately.
Has anyone else experienced what the author describes?
Around me Windows 10 has crashed more than macOS. but Windows 10 is really stable too.
Re: Running I3 Window Manager on Ubuntu for Windows
#23There is a tiling window manager for windows using auto hot key, so entirely native and works on previous versions of Windows too. I seem to have forgotten the name but it worked well when I tried it.
Re: Running I3 Window Manager on Ubuntu for Windows
#24> far too many things don’t work in macOS that are required for modern Internet software development
It's been a few years since I've actively used Mac OS, but is this really true? Ancedotally it seems like a lot of Web developers still use Mac OS as their OS of choice.
Re: Running I3 Window Manager on Ubuntu for Windows
#25I haven't had any problems with macOS stability lately. Has anyone else experienced what the author describes? Around me Windows 10 has crashed more than macOS. but Windows 10 is really stable too.
I had random freezes in 10.11.4, but it was fixed in 10.11.5.
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#26what about the normal ppl who use linux and dont know all these i3 shit
I've met some of those people who use linux despite being normal. They complain constantly about Ubuntu's desktop user interface changing. I remind them gently that in linux-land all that crap is optional, but you have to give up on any claim to normalcy... and probably your disk auto-mounter... and any apps that blow up when they aren't able to choose their own size.
Re: Running I3 Window Manager on Ubuntu for Windows
#27> far too many things don’t work in macOS that are required for modern Internet software development It's been a few years since I've actively used Mac OS, but is this really true? Ancedotally it seems like a lot of Web developers still use Mac OS as their OS of choice.
Nope, it's not true, at least for what I do.
You can look around [1] to see what kinds of things are just a "brew install" away on macOS... an awful lot of unix-y goodness.
I have 61 things installed -- ansible, git, nvm, postgresql, the_silver_searcher, tmux...
Since I develop on Linux for work, I don't know offhand of anything that Linux has that I can't get for macOS (not saying there are no such things, but I can't think of any).
Re: Running I3 Window Manager on Ubuntu for Windows
#28Another thought: when people complain about the state of Linux email clients, what is so good about the Windows alternatives? Office productivity suites, I get it. But email clients all suck. Mutt's mantra is so true, at least they're honest about sucking less. I believe Linux is a 100% of the time platform because the choice (again, user choice) to run minimal terminal apps means like less than average 50% memory ut…
Don't write off Outlook without a second thought. It's big with loads of features, yes - but that's what's good about it.
If all you need to do is plain text email, sure, Mutt is fine. If you deal with a large amount of email, calendar appointments, tasks, contacts, etc, in a professional role, nothing beats Outlook.
There's a reason it's so popular.
Re: Running I3 Window Manager on Ubuntu for Windows
#29Initially I read this as "Running 13 Window Managers on Ubuntu for Windows", which piqued my interest as possibly the most Linux thing I can imagine doing.
Still, exciting times.
Re: Running I3 Window Manager on Ubuntu for Windows
#30what about the normal ppl who use linux and dont know all these i3 shit
I've met some of those people who use linux despite being normal. They complain constantly about Ubuntu's desktop user interface changing. I remind them gently that in linux-land all that crap is optional, but you have to give up on any claim to normalcy... and probably your disk auto-mounter... and any apps that blow up when they aren't able to choose their own size.
I've been having a good run with Ubuntu MATE. MATE Desktop is based around Gnome 2 which is familiar to everyone, and it has sensible choices for all default programs. Ubuntu MATE doesn't have nearly as much bloat as standard Ubuntu, but has all its niceties. I recommend it if you want a 'normal' experience out of Linux.