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System76 Lemur Pro Linux laptop with 14 hours of battery life
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Re: System76 Lemur Pro Linux laptop with 14 hours of battery life
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Can you name one thing that a NOOB-friendly Linux requires the command line for that a technically illiterate user can accomplish in MacOS / Windows?
As mentioned in a parent thread, compare the installation instructions between Windows/OSX/Linux for Radarr: https://wiki.servarr.com/radarr/installation Radarr needs functionality that is more specialized than most apps so there's special instructions and edge cases on all three platforms. But the Linux version is significantly more complicated because Linux doesn't provide as many out of the box tools for installat…
I mean I'd just use containers (e.g. Docker) for it with a reverse proxy (also container). But I also don't think this is software which you're supposed to run on a System 76 laptop. You're supposed to run it on a 24/7 machine, a server. Could be a Raspberry Pi (if you can get hold of one :P).
Re: System76 Lemur Pro Linux laptop with 14 hours of battery life
#343I had this laptop, but ultimately replaced it with a 14” M1 Max. Some thoughts: - The screen is so much worse, in every way, than a MacBook. A “low resolution” (more like, not high dpi) matte screen vs the M1 screen, there is no comparison. When I first got this machine, my eyes would have to adjust to the screen, and it felt so blurry compared to my works retina Touch Bar Mac - PopOS is great! It is definitely one o…
>> rc cola .. blah blah
Genuine question. Did rc-cola make claim that it is same/close as real cola ? Seem more like taste issue than durian-2-durian compare.
Itching to buy a system76 64gb laptop and let go of mbp (good), and the idiotic lenevo and thinkpad (32gb duds.)
disclaimer — I work mostly console.
Re: System76 Lemur Pro Linux laptop with 14 hours of battery life
#344I own a System 76 laptop (the Oryx) and ultimately bought a MacBook Air m1 to replace it. I'm not sure how many people know this, but S76 doesn't make their own hardware and instead uses repackaged Clevo laptops. These machines are cheap, ugly, and heavy. Nothing about them feels particularly high quality. They charge a premium price so I'd expected more and was disappointed. Knowing what I know now, I would have gotten a Framework laptop for a first class linux experience.
All that said, PopOS is my distro of choice. They really got a lot right there IMO. If they can get it together on the hardware front, might be worth another look in the future.
Re: System76 Lemur Pro Linux laptop with 14 hours of battery life
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I don't see the appeal of working in a café. It's like a noisy office, except you need to keep paying for your coffee. Might as well commute to the office where the coffee is part of the deal in my opinion.
The difference (for me) with a cafe is that it enables body doubling[0] without the threat of interruption. So, for me, with my ADHD addled brain, I can be quite productive. [0]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/06/01/virtual-b...
I do this and could never explain how I was more productive. I’ve always suspected I had ADHD and now I really want to get tested
Re: System76 Lemur Pro Linux laptop with 14 hours of battery life
#346I'm wondering with the (permanent?) switch to work from home if laptop sales will go down. I've replaced both my personal and work laptops with System76 Meerkat mini PCs both running stock Unbuntu using Regolith for the desktop environment ( https://system76.com/desktops/meerkat ). They are stacked on top of each other on my desk and take up next to no space. I work from home (and have since 1999) and don't travel fo…
I also work from home. I only use my laptop when I travel once or twice a year. I much prefer my desktop computer.
Re: System76 Lemur Pro Linux laptop with 14 hours of battery life
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I don't want to comment much on the rest, but the whole trope of: a Linux machine is not for someone who isn't comfortable with the cli" needs to die. My partner is essentially computer illiterate (she didn't know about keyboard shortcuts, even for copy paste before we met and still doesn't really use them) and has been using my old Ubuntu laptop for years. The only thing I do is tell her from time to time not just t…
No one is claiming Linux is bad for very basic users. It’s fine for people who only ever use bowsers. Linux is also great for developers. It’s most of us in between who struggle. The last time I booted up Ubuntu I couldn’t even adjust the mouse acceleration without spending 10 minutes on Google and more time installing an additional tool. I tried to install Radarr - a very popular home media server app. The instructi…
> The instruction manual required is absurd: https://wiki.servarr.com/radarr/installation
There exists a Docker image: https://hotio.dev/containers/radarr/. It does not appear to be absurd: https://github.com/hotio/radarr/blob/release/linux-amd64.Doc....
Re: System76 Lemur Pro Linux laptop with 14 hours of battery life
#348Earlier quoted context omitted.
No one is claiming Linux is bad for very basic users. It’s fine for people who only ever use bowsers. Linux is also great for developers. It’s most of us in between who struggle. The last time I booted up Ubuntu I couldn’t even adjust the mouse acceleration without spending 10 minutes on Google and more time installing an additional tool. I tried to install Radarr - a very popular home media server app. The instructi…
> I tried to install Radarr - a very popular home media server app. The instruction manual required is absurd: https://wiki.servarr.com/radarr/installation That's because it's written by developers. Devs are generally really poor at explaining things and they rarely have enough empathy to even notice that "normal people" might not necessarily understand (or care) as to why would they be better off compiling software…
I have used the Radarr and Sonarr Docker images for around 5 years now. Those were super easy to deploy -- so when I read this comment that the manual was ridiculous I didn't believe it.
Then I read the manual and it's totally true: this is some of the least user-friendly documentation I have ever seen! Terribly tough to follow.
Re: System76 Lemur Pro Linux laptop with 14 hours of battery life
#349Earlier quoted context omitted.
No one is claiming Linux is bad for very basic users. It’s fine for people who only ever use bowsers. Linux is also great for developers. It’s most of us in between who struggle. The last time I booted up Ubuntu I couldn’t even adjust the mouse acceleration without spending 10 minutes on Google and more time installing an additional tool. I tried to install Radarr - a very popular home media server app. The instructi…
I disagree on not using the cli for installing things etc. Instructions on commands are much easier than instruction about the gui, because they are easily copy pastable. One example i encounter quite a bit, the instructions for installing python and packages for building cython modules. I have students who are very much intermediate Windows users, but explaining to them how to get the development (they need python f…
> I disagree on not using the cli for installing things
I think that it depends on who the target audience is. For myself, I heavily prefer the command line for literally everything. But if the goal is for Linux on desktop to be beginner/non-power-user friendly then I agree with the parent comment that you should be able to do everything without opening the CLI.
For me, I will always be happier with CLI tools. :)
Re: System76 Lemur Pro Linux laptop with 14 hours of battery life
#350I had this laptop, but ultimately replaced it with a 14” M1 Max. Some thoughts: - The screen is so much worse, in every way, than a MacBook. A “low resolution” (more like, not high dpi) matte screen vs the M1 screen, there is no comparison. When I first got this machine, my eyes would have to adjust to the screen, and it felt so blurry compared to my works retina Touch Bar Mac - PopOS is great! It is definitely one o…
I bought my dad a System76 desktop 4 years ago and he’s been plugging away ever since with nary an issue. He’s not tech literate. He uses the browser and runs an update every once in a while when prompted. It’s been great. I’m fairly certain he’s never opened the terminal (on purpose).