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Re: Elementary OS

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Post by greggman »

I am really intruigued when people say they do most of their computer usage on an iPad. I get massively frustrated anytime I try to do almost anything other than consome on an iPad. As just one example trying to copy snd paste almost anything makes me want to tear my hair out it's so frustrsting. Moving the cursor or trying to fight with the os about what I really want to select as it keeps trying to expand my selection, or the fact tbat I can't copy the text of a link, only the link itself.

That's just one of many frustrstions I run into anytime I try to use ios (or Android) for anything other than consuming and so I'd really like to know am I doing it wrong? Is there some magic to work around these issue? Do others just never need to do the things I need do regularly?

It's so bad I recently bought a headmountable camera to document the frustrations in the hopes of generating some awareness of the issues because I'd love to be able to get by with just a tablet.

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by rasengan »

greggman wrote: post #281

I am really intruigued when people say they do most of their computer usage on an iPad. I get massively frustrated anytime I try to do almost anything other than consome on an iPad. As just one example trying to copy snd paste almost anything makes me want to tear my hair out it's so frustrsting. Moving the cursor or trying to fight with the os about what I really want to select as it keeps trying to expand my select…

Definitely agree with you about selecting/copy paste.

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by vbezhenar »

stevenjohns wrote: post #240
vbezhenar wrote: post #179

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1. It's UNIX (more or less, but it's much more UNIX, than Windows), it's familiar bash, grep, awk, etc. It also has proper and popular package manager for command line programs (actually 2, macports and homebrew). 2. It just works. You don't have to configure anything, every hardware part functioning properly and it's guaranteed that this will work in the future without any hassle. You don't have to think about drive…

> I have yet to see a device which will claim that it support Linux. I may have misunderstood this, but System76[0] specifically make 'designed for nix' desktops and laptops. [0] https://system76.com/

I was referring to something like modem, audio card or gaming mouse.

System76 looks really interesting and if it works like Mac, it's awesome.

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by spraak »

greggman wrote: post #281

I am really intruigued when people say they do most of their computer usage on an iPad. I get massively frustrated anytime I try to do almost anything other than consome on an iPad. As just one example trying to copy snd paste almost anything makes me want to tear my hair out it's so frustrsting. Moving the cursor or trying to fight with the os about what I really want to select as it keeps trying to expand my select…

I definitely agree with your sentiment. I too get very frustrated with those things, and had a terrible time just formatting this comment!

> or the fact tbat I can't copy the text of a link, only the link itself.

I wanted to share a tip in regard to this: select some text before or after the link text, then use the markers to adjust/refine down to just the link text that you want.

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by kofejnik »

bobajeff wrote: post #237
sprafa wrote: post #227

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It's not revolutionary and yes the design of elementary is highly opinionated. I personally got used to it quickly and understand why they removed it

I don't really care why they removed them. I just don't want to jump through hoops just to use yet another desktop OS.

it's quite easy to enable them (need to use dconf iirc)

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by maratc »

pritambaral wrote: post #213
maratc wrote: post #202

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...until you open Vim and find out that Ctrl-V doesn't paste.

And you can't remap things in Vim because ... ?

Well, I can remap things, but then it wouldn't work on a remote aws machine, or at my colleague's machine, etc. And this is not only Vim.

Having a system-wide set of shortcuts without having to fight the system is extremely powerful. I have suggested Win-C/Win-V to the elementaryOS guys -- as an addition, not a replacement -- but they weren't interested.

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by cooper12 »

phs318u wrote: post #111

As a slight aside. Can anyone point me to any recent work being done to get working Linux drivers for the various Mac hardware bits that have been problematic in the past? I'm only finding old howtos for Linux on Mac which usually end up with some hardware or other not working. I'm specifically interested in Linux on MacBook Air. Thanks.

Maybe this: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MacBookAir?

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by pekk »

matt4077 wrote: post #192
endgame wrote: post #139

> It has polish and care that the stereotypical raging neckbeards who espouse the mantra of Linux on the desktop are unable to appreciate (or, apparently, build), and it has to exist, even if merely as a counterpoint to all the ugliness. Please be nice :(. Some of those so-called "neckbeards" probably helped build the stack upon which things like elementaryOS rest.

Having an interest in design, I often feel a vibe of aggression towards the whole endeavor coming from some elements of OSS scene that I can see being equally infuriating or hurtful as "neckbeards". Among them are: - dismissal of design as a sort of thin veneer, somewhat fake, lipstick-on-good-bacon - design as a kludge aimed at amateurs, to the point of preferring the worse UI (all else being equal) so as to prove s…

Others may see see a vibe of aggression toward the whole OSS scene coming from people who hold that they have an interest in design.

I'm not aware of any slurs against designers that are equivalent to the slur against OSS developers as "neckbeards."

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by jkelsey »

LukasSkywalker wrote: post #209
tylerflick wrote: post #163

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Honestly I haven't tried to set that up yet, I just assumed it wouldn't.

It does actually. You have to disable web browser code signature checking and start some program (Agile1pAgent.exe iirc) which then runs in the background. Full instructions: http://eduardosanchez.me/2015/01/25/1password-on-ubuntu-linu...

Wow. I expected otherwise, but am glad to be shown wrong.

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by reachtarunhere »

Scea91 wrote: post #89
izacus wrote: post #5

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 (e…

Not sure about the stability. I am using Ubuntu for over a year and it's way less stable than Windows was. Sometimes I encounter crashes when suspending or waking up. I also encounter lots of minor problems. For me the Windows experience was definitely more polished. Is Elementary OS significantly different?

Stability largely depends on your hardware. I would not expect one linux distribution to run better than other in most cases. Especially not here given Elementary is based on Ubuntu.
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