Elementary OS

#1

Post by rcarmo » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 4:49 PM UTC

Elementary OS
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Re: Elementary OS

#2

Post by pjmlp » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 5:39 PM UTC

Kind of interesting overview, but it doesn't support XCode nor the Objective-C and Swift frameworks I care about.

Re: Elementary OS

#3

Post by kylec » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 5:45 PM UTC

pjmlp wrote: post #2

Kind of interesting overview, but it doesn't support XCode nor the Objective-C and Swift frameworks I care about.

Xcode will never work on a non-Apple OS. It's just too tightly integrated.

Re: Elementary OS

#4

Post by davidcollantes » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 5:47 PM UTC

Could you post the steps to get Elementary OS working on a Chromebook? Interesting post, thanks!

Re: Elementary OS

#5

Post by izacus » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 5:53 PM UTC

I really like elementaryOS - not for myself (need to use macOS for dev), but pretty much all of my family was migrated to it.

It has proven to be significantly more stable and simple to use than Windows and the default applications really nicely hit the simplicity and usability for a user that primarily needs web, email, photos and minor document editing. I'd even argue it's better than macOS for that user profile (especially since it's not localized to my local language, which eOS and most of major Linux apps are).

The fact that it actually looks good by default is nice as well.

Known downsides:

- It's based on Ubuntu LTS (which is great!), but the new versions tend to lag after Ubuntu LTS releases by months at a time.

- No upgrade path between versions.

- Releases tend to be buggy on some hardware after release.

Re: Elementary OS

#6

Post by adamors » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 5:58 PM UTC

Last time I tried Elementary OS it _looked_ very nice but basic stuff like adding an HTML signature in the email client was missing.

Did they improve on this front?

Re: Elementary OS

#7

Post by ant6n » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 6:01 PM UTC

pjmlp wrote: post #2

Kind of interesting overview, but it doesn't support XCode nor the Objective-C and Swift frameworks I care about.

If you will only ever do macos, then why read and then comment (dismissively) on another OS..

Re: Elementary OS

#8

Post by [deleted] » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 6:01 PM UTC

pjmlp wrote: post #2

Kind of interesting overview, but it doesn't support XCode nor the Objective-C and Swift frameworks I care about.

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Re: Elementary OS

#9

Post by mavelikara » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 6:04 PM UTC

My mini Ask HN:

After over a decade of using Mac OS X, I am considering switching to Linux for my dev laptop. The tools I worry about are those that interact with audio and webcam - Go To Meeting, Google Hangout etc. My work involves me having to teleconf with others often.

Does anyone here have experience using Linux well in such scenarios. If so, what hardware are you using?

Also, does sleep-on-closing-lid work well?

Re: Elementary OS

#10

Post by adamors » Sun, Oct 30, 2016, 6:08 PM UTC

mavelikara wrote: post #9

My mini Ask HN: After over a decade of using Mac OS X, I am considering switching to Linux for my dev laptop. The tools I worry about are those that interact with audio and webcam - Go To Meeting, Google Hangout etc. My work involves me having to teleconf with others often. Does anyone here have experience using Linux well in such scenarios. If so, what hardware are you using? Also, does sleep-on-closing-lid work wel…

If you rely on Skype in any way, avoid Linux. The Linux version was killed years ago and basic stuff like screen sharing isn't working as expected.

Last time I tried (2+ years ago, it might be different now) Go To Meeting also wasn't working on Linux.

I've used Linux on the desktop between 2009-2014 and basically anything multimedia related was a chore.