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Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by as1mov »

jzellis wrote: post #48

You forgot "spend three days trying to get a Bluetooth keyboard to pair at boot every time". :-D I love Ubuntu and I use it with Cinnamon desktop on the daily alongside my Mac, and I love the customizability, but I also like just being able to turn on my laptop and do stuff without having to fiddle with a terminal unless I want to, or install a new app by just downloading a thing and clicking on it and agreeing that,…

I use a pair of BT headphones (paired to 2 devices) and a keyboard. Both have worked without a hitch since day one on Ubuntu Mate. Funny enough, it's the only device I own that will work with my prehistoric HP printer from 2005 without any hacks. Newer versions of Windows don't work with it (I probably need to fish out the CD with the drivers), MacOS never did.

Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by tinus_hn »

slowmotiony wrote: post #64

I remember I used to be able to force-quit an app by two-finger tapping on the red "close" button. Then suddenly after some update, the feature is gone. I hate when they change shit for no reason and dont think for a second about breaking peoples workflow.

The Apple line of thinking probably is that force closing apps shouldn’t be a part of peoples workflow.

Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by Reason077 »

dotancohen wrote: post #72

I had to use a Mac at work some time ago. Here's my list: * Cannot drag to copy, middle-click to paste. * No way to disable sticky keys lock. * No way to set ESC as Caps Lock. * No way to set a keyboard shortcut for each specific language. (I use five) * Alt-tab to an _Application_, not a _Window_. How many times will I Alt-Tab to.... nothing! * Return from sleep will rearrange the order of the connected monitors, ev…

> "No way to set ESC as Caps Lock."

Huh?

System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Modifier Keys -> Caps Lock Key

Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by lawtalkinghuman »

dotancohen wrote: post #72

I had to use a Mac at work some time ago. Here's my list: * Cannot drag to copy, middle-click to paste. * No way to disable sticky keys lock. * No way to set ESC as Caps Lock. * No way to set a keyboard shortcut for each specific language. (I use five) * Alt-tab to an _Application_, not a _Window_. How many times will I Alt-Tab to.... nothing! * Return from sleep will rearrange the order of the connected monitors, ev…

> No way to set ESC as Caps Lock.

You should be able to do this with Karabiner Elements.

Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by lixtra »

jml78 wrote: post #55
smackeyacky wrote: post #14

Add: run a docker container without an entire VM.

While not wrong, certainly not the fault of Apple. This is a docker shortcoming.

What’s the docker equivalent in Apple world to run something in a container?

Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by SXX »

I'll add some to the list:

- Control external monitor sound volume. There are buggy paid and open source solutions, but they all trigger all kind of bugs with sound and macOS itself.

- Capture game audio with OBS together with microphone input.

- Being able to wait for files to copy and work Finder at the same time. Yeah I could find replacement for Finder, but why the hell?

- Use Valve Proton. Yeah, Linux is great to play games now.

And yeah PulseAudio is just so much better than everything macOS can offer.

PS: Yeah I'm currently on Mac because M1 is amazing and I left my Linux desktop at home due to unexpected immigration. Still I really wish to come back to use Linux as soon as I have option to.

Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by tom_ »

ketzu wrote: post #76
sirjaz wrote: post #18

You could get all those features and more in Windows, plus you have wsl2 :)

While I like windows, I don't think it has native "always on top" support.

There is a specific per-window style bit for it, that you can set with the Always On Top Power Toy: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/powertoys/always-on...

Re: Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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Post by [deleted] »

tom_ wrote: post #79
dotancohen wrote: post #72

I had to use a Mac at work some time ago. Here's my list: * Cannot drag to copy, middle-click to paste. * No way to disable sticky keys lock. * No way to set ESC as Caps Lock. * No way to set a keyboard shortcut for each specific language. (I use five) * Alt-tab to an _Application_, not a _Window_. How many times will I Alt-Tab to.... nothing! * Return from sleep will rearrange the order of the connected monitors, ev…

To remap keys, you may be able to use hidutil. For example, to remap the Application key to right-hand Command: hidutil property --set '{"UserKeyMapping":[{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x700000065,"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x7000000e7}]} See https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/technotes/tn2450...

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