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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 headsoup »

fsflover wrote: post #591
memetomancer wrote: post #343

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"Lusers are stoopid" is no mantra, it is childish nonsense.

This is not what I'm saying. Most people install Linux on their Windows-certified laptop and complain that suspend/WiFi/sound doesn't work. If you bought preinstalled, everything would be flawless (it is for me).

And people continue to misunderstand that it is the driver manufacturers not supporting Linux that is usually the issue, not that 'Linux doesn't work with xx hardware' because of some inherent Linux failure.

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

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Post by itvision »

headsoup wrote: post #730
itvision wrote: post #707

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> Some even seem like wilful lies (e.g. the one about Windows and Mac allowing you to 'configure everything via the GUI'). That's true excluding registry hacks 99.9% of people couldn't care less about. In Linux on the other hand a TON of things do require using console. > In short, it's FUD, and the author is not honest in his assessment. I've heard this assessment from rabid Linux fanatics before. However "FUD" is m…

> In Linux on the other hand a TON of things do require using console. When was the last time you used Linux? For a 'normal' desktop user, they will see the terminal as much as they would using Windows, basically not at all. Especially across most of the main user-focused distros like Ubuntu, Mint, Pop, MX, Zorin, etc. > There's no way I'll ever do that again. Apple hardware is meant for Apple software, period. Using…

> When was the last time you used Linux?

  $ lsb_release -a
  LSB Version: :core-4.1-amd64:core-4.1-noarch
  Distributor ID: Fedora
  Description: Fedora release 35 (Thirty Five)
  Release: 35
  Codename: ThirtyFive
> For a 'normal' desktop user, they will see the terminal as much as they would using Windows, basically not at all. Especially across most of the main user-focused distros like Ubuntu, Mint, Pop, MX, Zorin, etc.

This is blatantly false.

Anyways, this goes nowhere, so goodbye.

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

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Post by b__d »

nopcode wrote: post #500
larrik wrote: post #467

I switched from Linux Mint desktop to an M1 Air last year. Performance-wise, the M1 is very impressive, probably feels about 80% as fast as my 6 year old desktop (that sounds like snark, but it isn't). Meanwhile, the battery life is insane (I've never brought the charger anywhere but my desk, and will often use it for a week out and about). I opted for the Magic Keyboard and Magic Touchpad, because I had a lot of tro…

For those using Windows, macOS and Linux regularly with Keyboard/Mouse I recommend for mac: CursorSense to customise the acceleration graph (or disable). SensibleSideButtons so you can use mouse4/5 in the browser. ScrollReverser so scrolling on mouse and touchpad both make sense. Rectangle for window snapping.

+1 for cursorsense

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

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Post by bradknowles »

skoskie wrote: post #719
dessant wrote: post #710

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If you have had the skills to write this comment, you have the skills to submit a bug report. Rectangle has a simple bug report template, and maintainers would probably guide you if you'd have trouble providing the requested information. macOS version: Rectangle version: Logs if applicable (In Rectangle menu, hold option, "View Logging..."): Maintainers are used to receiving barely understandable bug reports written…

People talk about free software but to me there’s the cost of time that’s often overlooked. Submitting bug reports is one way to help “pay” for your “free” software. Sometimes there are usability or productivity or compatibility costs as well, all costing time. But we owe it to the developers and maintainers to put in that work in exchange for all they’ve done. Paying $8 is also valid, but I wouldn’t complain about i…

Free software is only free if you value your time at $0.00/hour.

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

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Post by JMS2021 »

ghosty141 wrote: post #491
larrik wrote: post #482

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This simply hasn't worked for me in years. Haven't tried in about a year, though.

Its not enough, you need a program called USB Overdrive, it completely fixes the issue

So you need a third party tool to make an official device work properly?

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

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Post by larrik »

kube-system wrote: post #559
larrik wrote: post #467

I switched from Linux Mint desktop to an M1 Air last year. Performance-wise, the M1 is very impressive, probably feels about 80% as fast as my 6 year old desktop (that sounds like snark, but it isn't). Meanwhile, the battery life is insane (I've never brought the charger anywhere but my desk, and will often use it for a week out and about). I opted for the Magic Keyboard and Magic Touchpad, because I had a lot of tro…

> On Mac: > * Open Spotify > * Press play button on keyboard > * Apple Music opens ?????? I just tried these steps. Spotify plays.

After a clean boot? I find I have to manually start Spotify once for it register on the media keys.

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

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Post by ycombinator_acc »

flatiron wrote: post #184
lloeki wrote: post #164

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> Containers/Docker are a great technology, but even on my M1 mac where literally everything else is super speedy, they're really slow. Either you're using Docker for Mac which itself is slow on IO mostly due to the macos-linux file share syncing every single fseventsd inotify or you end up running intel images on aarch64, which uses non-virtualizing qemu to emulate the foreign CPU (see github.com/tonistigii/binfmt)…

Or they could do what windows did. Support windows docker for whatever use case that supports (never used it) and creating WSL which has Linux roots deep in the OS. I find WSL docker works great for development. Certainly wouldn’t use it in production.

In my experience it's anything but great. It's so slow and such a huge resource hog might as well run a full on Windows VM.

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

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Post by leaflets2 »

skoskie wrote: post #720
leaflets2 wrote: post #642

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What about security, when installing "countless" of apps for minor things Do you trust Apple's app review

For me it’s less about app review trust and more certificate revocation trust. Devs aren’t in the clear just because they get past the app review. But in general, yes, I trust apps from the App Store. I haven’t had a reason not to.

Ok :-)

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

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Post by maleldil »

happymellon wrote: post #408
maleldil wrote: post #156

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IME, macOS (Monterey on M1 Pro) handles this better than Windows 10. Everything goes to the right places right away, whereas in Windows you'd have windows all over the place.

Sort of. In my experience, MacOS cannot reliably handle multiple external monitors. It is really forgetful and switches the order of them when it wakes seemingly at random.

That's odd; I never had any issues like these. Display ordering is always the same. I have two 27" 4K monitors: one connected directly to MBP's HDMI and the other through a USB-C hub (also HDMI). Connecting both always gives me the correct ordering, and it's instantaneous - it takes longer for the monitors to turn on than for macOS to distribute the windows, so when they're on, everything's in place.

macOS's display handling has been flawless to me.

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

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Post by subjectsigma »

zmxz wrote: post #699
subjectsigma wrote: post #441

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We must live in a different universe then. My Ubuntu desktop crashed three times in one day yesterday. I was trying to run a Windows-only application in WINE and for some reason all of GNOME crashes when I open a pulldown menu. I had to C-M-F1 and use systemctl to restart the window manager. Never did get it working. If testimonials about Linux being unstable are hard to relate to, you are absolutely in the minority…

I'm sure you can see how condescending your comment is, you basically went into discrediting me instantly. For the sake of argument - I've been windows user since 1998 and Linux user since 2005. I used it for a long time. I had problems with nvidia drivers, before that I had problems with modem drivers and the list goes on, from finding where xorg.conf is to which thing I need to modify so that I can have multiple mo…

Lol, just saw this now. Yeah, I went into discrediting you instantly because I have used Linux for over a decade and continue to use it daily, and I know you are wrong. I don't really care what you think.
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