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Re: Elementary OS

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Post by KitDuncan »

gravypod wrote: post #53
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…

I would move to an Elementary OS if it's UI/UX was moved over an Arch based distribution. I mean Elementary OS simply looks beautiful and is stable(-ish). On top of Manjaro or something that holds back updates I wouldn't be able to figure out a more perfect development/daily driver system.

You might want to try Solus. It has a beautiful UI, works great out of the box and is rolling release. Also the devs are really fucking fast if any issues should arise.

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by endisukaj »

pritambaral wrote: post #268
angry-hacker wrote: post #232

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What's wrong with the browser version?

No MPRIS (media keys, media info display), no local caching, poorer power usage (browser vs native)

AFAIK the Linux client is just an Electron app, so that last point would pretty much be the same for the browser client and the "native" client.

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by severine »

KitDuncan wrote: post #321
gravypod wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would move to an Elementary OS if it's UI/UX was moved over an Arch based distribution. I mean Elementary OS simply looks beautiful and is stable(-ish). On top of Manjaro or something that holds back updates I wouldn't be able to figure out a more perfect development/daily driver system.

You might want to try Solus. It has a beautiful UI, works great out of the box and is rolling release. Also the devs are really fucking fast if any issues should arise.

That's if you can successfully install it (http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/solus-1-2-review.html)

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by endisukaj »

maratc wrote: post #149

Now I need a decent terminal (iTerm2-like quality) and a sane set of shortcuts (like a shortcut for "Copy" that doesn't stop processes in terminal) and I'd be all set...

GNOME terminal uses Ctrl-Shift-C to copy from the terminal...

You can also configure urxvt to copy whatever you highlight.

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by maratc »

e12e wrote: post #300
maratc wrote: post #204

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Select means working with a mouse? Thanks, but no thanks. Also, where would a middle button be on a trackpad?

How do you usually select text to copy in iTerm, if not with a pointing device?

First option is, with a trackpad on my Macbook, as that has minimum travel distance from where my fingers are already are. It's literally can be done within 3-5 cm moving distance. Second option is, pipe something to pbcopy, and it's put on the clipboard.

But it's not necessary that I copy from iTerm; maybe I have something on the clipboard and want to paste it into iTerm.

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by maratc »

pritambaral wrote: post #293
maratc wrote: post #286

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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.

> 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. Hmm, backtracking to my grandparent comment, if you can map the terminal emulator to do the equivalent of C-c upon C-S-c, then why not do the same with C-v and C-S-v. Just send the ASCII keysequence for C-v down the shell. ---- > Having a system-wide set of shortcuts without havi…

> if you can map the terminal emulator

But then I would have to press some keystroke to copy/paste in terminal, and some other keystroke everywhere else. This is the default state of things in Linux today. This means my muscle memory needs to be contextually aware; today it's not.

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by maratc »

endisukaj wrote: post #324
maratc wrote: post #149

Now I need a decent terminal (iTerm2-like quality) and a sane set of shortcuts (like a shortcut for "Copy" that doesn't stop processes in terminal) and I'd be all set...

GNOME terminal uses Ctrl-Shift-C to copy from the terminal... You can also configure urxvt to copy whatever you highlight.

But every other Gnome application uses Ctrl-C to copy.

Now I need to constantly follow whether I am in terminal or somewhere else, and invoke shortcut A or shortcut B depending on that.

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by maratc »

angry-hacker wrote: post #234
maratc wrote: post #204

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Select means working with a mouse? Thanks, but no thanks. Also, where would a middle button be on a trackpad?

Three fingers?

I think that would necessitate at least a multitouch trackpad, and I frankly don't know what is the state of things in the Dell land with regards to that.

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by Angostura »

pekk wrote: post #288
matt4077 wrote: post #192

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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."

Hipster would probably be an equivalent.

Re: Elementary OS

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Post by matzipan »

spoiler wrote: post #201
matzipan wrote: post #114

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Exactly! For example, Skylake support is not mature enough in Linux atm.

Skylake support isn't mature enough in Windows either, though. However, I have two devices with a Skylake processor and neither have on Linux (as of recently, there were some minor ones with bad power states on cores). One of them dualboots Windows, and windows has some random weird issues with Skylake and BSODs randomly (but rarely). Sometimes it "wakes up" into BSOD.

I presume you know about Matthew Garett already? http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/41713.html
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