Fed up with the Mac, I spent six months with a Linux laptop

Post by pimeys » Sat, Apr 03, 2021, 8:59 AM UTC

rz2k wrote: post #120

Fire-Dragon-DoL wrote: post #97

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On top of my mind, I think of: Brew upgrade usually breaks stuff if it hasn't been updated in a couple of months, which is not the case for other package managers. Forced update on any command is really bad behavior.

Per gp, I haven't used Pacman in a long time, but when Arch was really popular I'd have a virtual machine, ignore it for a few months, then updates usually failed or rendered the machine inoperable. The Arch wiki was so good that it inevitably included the exact problem and resolution already, but since I didn't have any important running systems I also might as well have reinstalled the whole thing. In which case I'…

Post by johnwalkr » Sat, Apr 03, 2021, 9:00 AM UTC

burlesona wrote: post #41

Preview is probably the most underrated app of all time, with “quick look” as a contender for most under-appreciated feature. Just hitting spacebar to see virtually any file, and the ability to open in preview and read or even markup and make small changes, is so nice. Whenever I use a non-Mac system I really miss those two features.

Post by Ar-Curunir » Sat, Apr 03, 2021, 9:01 AM UTC

herpderperator wrote: post #234

> Yes, the apps I missed the most from the Mac were Mail.app, Calendar.app, and Preview.app. > I am an extreme power user Do those statements really go together? I'm not trying to stir anything; genuinely curious.

Post by fit2rule » Sat, Apr 03, 2021, 9:04 AM UTC

jek0 wrote: post #125

akra wrote: post #70

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People state consistent shortcut mapping is an advantage of using Mac but after 2 years of being required to use a Macbook Pro I'm not really sure about that - often they are more complicated IMO. I still miss built in Linux and Windows key mappings. For example Windows + Left to move the window on the left side of screen for side by side apps on the same screen. Great for remote demo's and coding sessions. Ctrl + Sh…

On a mac I can't live without "Magnet" [1]. It lets you do organize your windows in half/thirds of screens with simple keystrokes. That should be part of the OS. [1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/magnet/id441258766?mt=12

    local hyper = {"ctrl", "alt", "cmd"}

    hs.loadSpoon("MiroWindowsManager")

    hs.window.animationDuration = 0.3
    spoon.MiroWindowsManager:bindHotkeys({
      up = {hyper, "up"},
      right = {hyper, "right"},
      down = {hyper, "down"},
      left = {hyper, "left"},
      fullscreen = {hyper, "f"}
    })

Post by Zardoz84 » Sat, Apr 03, 2021, 9:06 AM UTC

ericwooley wrote: post #12

I also switched to Linux, and I love it, but only on my desktop machine. I got uhk for key remapping, and that's been great. For email and calendar, I use wavebox, which side steps most of the app issues. As the article says: The laptop experience is not anywhere near as good. I had a lot of the same issues, even on a system 76. Eventually I decided to try giving windows wsl2 a shot for my laptop, and I gotta give Mi…